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WATERTOWN — Fire Chief Matthew Timerman went down to see how Peyton Morse and a fellow recruit were doing with training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science on March 3. He gave words of encouragement to Mr. Morse, wished the young recruit well and told him he’d see him back in Watertown over the weekend. He and the small contingent of city firefighters left the academy at about 12:30 p.m. after the visit that day. It was the last time the chief saw Mr. Morse alive. A memorial...

Pushed too far? Watertown fire chief troubled by data from fallen recruit’s training Pushed too far? Watertown fire chief troubled by data from fallen recruit’s training WWNY By Jeff Cole | April 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:01 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Despite calls to do so, the state’s attorney general won’t investigate the death of Watertown firefighter Peyton Morse. We’ve also learned Watertown’s fire chief has data from Morse’s br...

WATERTOWN — The state attorney general’s office will not conduct an investigation into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse, who suffered a medical emergency while he was involved in a training exercise at the state fire academy in early March. Assemblyman Mark C. Walczyk, R-Watertown, and state Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, were notified that Attorney General Letitia A. James will not proceed with an inquiry into the young firefighter’s death. ...

WATERTOWN — The fire department’s former heavy rescue truck soon will be ready to be auctioned off.

WATERTOWN — City Council members made it clear on Monday night: They want Jefferson County dispatchers to handle emergency medical calls for the city’s fire department. Council members informally agreed on Monday that they will vote on a resolution next week that would make a major change that would mean county dispatch would determine which EMS calls the fire department would go on. County dispatchers now notify the fire department after a call comes in to them and they automatically...

WATERTOWN — Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith doesn’t see any reason for the city’s fire department to respond to an EMS call when a person falls or suffers from a diabetic

WATERTOWN — In a compromise offered by the mayor, the Fire Department’s rescue truck will be taken off the road next Monday, but firefighters will still be able to respond to EMS calls until the city discusses the issue again in January. Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith said Monday night the compromise will give the city a chance to meet with Guilfoyle Ambulance Services, Jefferson County EMS and the firefighters’ union. But he put it on the firefighters’ union to save the medical cal...

WATERTOWN — The city Fire Department’s rescue truck has been dispatched to more than 2,600 EMS calls so far this year. But the City Council on Monday might decide to take the rescue truck off the road permanently and put a stop to responses to all medical calls by firefighters. Mayor Jeffrey M. Smith is introducing a resolution at Monday night’s council meeting to end the rescue truck calls. For years, he has said that there’s no need for the rescue truck to go out on EMS ca...