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WATERTOWN — An injury to a state fire academy recruit that left him with a fractured arm is raising eyebrows among the firefighting community.

WATERTOWN — With costs of repairs to its ladder trucks skyrocketing, the city is considering the purchase of a new aerial truck for the fire department. The City Council will be presented with a proposal to approve a $1.4 million bond ordinance to purchase a new ladder truck. Fire Chief Matthew Timerman said the city has been discussing getting a new ladder truck for about five years but budget constraints have prevented it from happening. During last spring’s budget deliberations, council members set aside $220,000 to repair the 2004 Pierce ladder truck instead of buying a new one....

WATERTOWN — The city will conduct its own investigation into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse following an incident at the state’s fire academy in early March. The city has retained a private investigative firm, AMRIC Associates Ltd., Syracuse, to conduct the investigation into what happened when the young firefighter became unresponsive while training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science on March 3. Nine days later, Mr. Morse died at a Pennsylvania hospital. A Pennsylvania coroner has not yet determined the cause and manner of his death. â€�...