Welcome to the home page of the
Town of Watertown
​Fire Department
Jefferson County
​New York
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September 11, 2022
Thompson Park Stair Climb

September 10, 2022
​Central New York Stair Climb

TWFD was well represented at the 2022 Central New York Stair Climb with Sereenah George, Deb Reid, Michael Van Brocklin, and Josh Wilcox participating!
2022 Calls:
As of August 31, 2022

Total Calls for the Year - 447
Structure Fires - 16
Vehicle Fires - 2
Vegetation Fires - 6
EMS Calls - 114
Rescue - 1
MVA - 54
Hazardous Conditions - 18
Mutual Aid Given - 18
Mutual Aid Received - 16
Average Enroute Time - 5:48 minutes

August 24, 2022 Bailout Training
​at Station 3

All interior qualified firefighters are required to have their annual bailout training.   (Thanks to Jeremy Powell for the pictures.)

​Lightning strikes Town of Watertown Garage, sparks fire on August 21, 2022

TOWN OF WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - As parts of the North Country saw storms early Sunday morning, a garage was struck by lightning and caught fire.
Fire officials say lightning struck a garage at 17733 County Route 65 in the Town of Watertown around 9:30 AM. Nobody was in the garage at the time...
https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/08/21/lightning-strikes-town-watertown-garage-sparks-fire/

Annual Blue Mass on September 25th

​All religious denominations are welcome.  
 
This is an annual event for the Diocese of Ogdensburg that is to honor and join in prayer for the safety and well being of all first responders and public safety personnel.

Two TWFD Firefighters Join
​Watertown City FD

WATERTOWN — The city’s newest firefighters began their long career path together when they were still boys.
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Pat Vincent joined the town of Watertown’s department as a volunteer firefighter when he was a senior in high school, while then 12-year-old Josh Wilcox hung out at the fire station with his firefighter dad.
And now they’re members of the city’s fire department after making a lateral move from Oswego in what is believed to be the first time that city firefighters switched jobs from another department...
https://www.nny360.com/communitynews/achievers/watertown-s-newest-firefighters-grew-up-together/article_389b1c5d-2b86-5e8d-b185-acb1119baf2c.html

Nancy "Nan" Adeline Lyttle
 July 4, 1938 - July 1, 2022

The thoughts and prayers of the Town of Watertown Fire Department are with the family of Nancy Lyttle.  Nancy was a long time member of the TWFD Auxiliary.

Jefferson County Dispatcher Deb Reid Retires After 35 Years!

This email was sent by: (35) Fred Sourwine

On behalf of the Town of Watertown Fire Department and Fire District Officers and Employees we would like to express our congratulations to dispatcher Debbie Reid for her many years of dedicated service to Jefferson County and its First Responders. Debbie has been one of those unseen First responder heroes that have looked over us for many years. Thank You and Congratulations Debbie; enjoy your retirement.
https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/06/29/jefferson-county-dispatcher-retires-after-35-years/

​January 21 - Fire breaks out at Brownville paper mill

​Fire breaks out at Brownville paper mill
VIDEO: Crews were called to a fire at Neenah Paper in the town of Brownville early Friday morning. The call came in a little after 5 a.m. Someone reported seeing flames above an exhaust fan on the roof. Fire was showing above the roof by the time firefighters arrived. Officials said the bitter-cold temperatures slowed their efforts when water lines froze on their trucks. Nearby hydrants worked fine, though. A majority of the fire was knocked down by around 7 a.m. and crews began chasing hot spots. Bridge Street, where the paper company is located, was closed to traffic while crews were at work. There's no word on the status of plant operations, but fire officials say there's substantial water damage inside the building. Fire investigators were on the seen looking for a cause.  
WWNY-TV CBS 7 CARTHAGE  
https://www.wwnytv.com/2022/01/21/early-morning-fire-breaks-out-brownville-paper-mill/

Town of Watertown Home Destroyed by Blaze within Minutes (December 11, 2021)

VIDEO: A house in Watertown was destroyed by fire within minutes Saturday. Just before 5 PM, crews were called to the home at 24521 Gotham Street Road, where there was already heavy fire and smoke. The wind was fanning the flames of the fully involved structure. Officials shut down the road between Route 12 and Spring Valley Drive. They say no one was home at the time and there were no injuries. It was a passerby who called 911. Investigators are still looking into what caused the fire.  
WWNY-TV CBS 7 CARTHAGE  
https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/12/11/watertown-home-destroyed-by-blaze-within-minutes/
This message is from 1st Assistant Chief Jeff Van Brocklin...

To everyone who helped at last night’s fire I can say that you all did your best under some extremely difficult circumstances.  I will speak for all the chiefs and say a big THANK YOU.

My family and myself appreciate everything.  Although one of the family pets and almost all their possessions were lost, we were able to recover the children's precious violins.

Once again thanks for all you do!

Annual Christmas Parade
December 2, 2021 at 7PM

https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/12/03/tis-season-watertown-kicks-it-off-with-parade-tree-lighting/

Watertown Savings Bank Presents TWFD with Check

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The Town of Watertown Fire Department Needs Members!
For More Information, Call (315) 788-9101
2021 Calls:
As of December 31, 2021

Total Calls for the Year - 649
Structure Fires - 21
Vehicle Fires - 3
Vegetation Fires - 5
EMS Calls - 172
Rescue - 3
MVA - 76
Hazardous Conditions - 56
Mutual Aid Given - 17
Mutual Aid Received - 24
Average Enroute Time - 5:31 minutes
2020 Calls:
As of December 31, 2020
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Total Calls for the Year -572
Structure Fires - 21
Vehicle Fires - 7
Vegetation Fires - 11
EMS Calls - 159
Rescue - 4
MVA - 72
Hazardous Conditions - 49
Mutual Aid Given - 23
Mutual Aid Received - 15
Average Enroute Time - 4:13 minutes
2019 Calls:
As of December 31, 2019
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Total Calls for the Year - 614
Structure Fires - 18
Vehicle Fires - 5
Vegetation Fires - 2
EMS Calls - 195
Rescue - 11
MVA - 109
Hazardous Conditions - 36
Mutual Aid Given - 29
Mutual Aid Received - 8
Average Enroute Time - 3.56 minutes

2018 - In Review

(Here is the video that was shown at our April 6, 2019 banquet (without the sound, due to copyright policy)
2018 Calls:
As of December 31, 2018
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Total Calls for the Year - 633
Structure Fires - 20
Vehicle Fires - 6
Vegetation Fires - 7
EMS Calls - 200
Rescue - 4
MVA - 79
Hazardous Conditions - 48
Mutual Aid Given - 17
Mutual Aid Received - 16
Average Enroute Time - 4.27 minutes


2017 Calls:
As of December 31, 2017
Total Calls for the Year - 677
Structure Fires - 30
MVAs - 127
EMS Calls - 152
Average Enroute Time - 4.63 Minutes
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2016 Calls:
471 Fire Calls
181 EMS Calls
652 Total Calls
2015 Calls:
505 Fire Calls
142 EMS Calls
647 Total Calls
2014 Calls:
577 Total Calls