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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 honors fallen firefighters, where Peyton Morse’s name will soon be added, outside of the Emma ...

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 breathing apparatus that makes him worry his recruit may have been pushed too far at the training faci...

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. He was found unresponsive following mask-confidence training involving breathing apparatus at the Ne...

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 send out a fire engine to the scene. They also use a complicated system, called Emergency Managemen...