FREE ONLINE TACTICAL FIREFIGHTER TRAINING: In the current pandemic, in-person training is challenging for fire departments. CHECK OUT THIS free resource of interactive training for Firefighters. With the support from FEMA USFA AFG Grant Program, NYU Fire Research Group, … [Read more...]
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WWNY) - As the north country continues to mourn the loss of Watertown firefighter Peyton Morse, his great-uncle is demanding justice. Stan Morse drove two days from North Carolina to Montour Falls to protest the New York State Academy of Fire … [Read more...]
Peyton Lane S. Morse, 21, of LaFargeville, NY, died in the Line of Duty on Friday March 12th, 2021 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, after suffering an emergency at the New York State Fire Academy in Montour Falls, NY, on March 3rd, 2021. He became engaged to … [Read more...]
WATERTOWN — The breathing apparatus that city firefighter recruit Peyton Morse wore could provide clues to what happened when he was stricken with a medical emergency at the state fire training academy on March 3. Data collected from his self-contained breathing … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Firefighter Peyton Morse, the 21 year old Watertown Firefighter who was hospitalized after suffering an emergency during a training exercise on March 3, has died in the Line of Duty, as confirmed by Watertown Fire Chief Matthew Timerman. “Firefighter … [Read more...]
An Oklahoma fire chief was arrested at the scene of a fire after a state trooper determined the firefighter was under the influence of alcohol. William Mick, 48, of Haileyville, was charged Monday with misdemeanor public intoxication, according to documents filed at the … [Read more...]
There’s new information about how a Watertown Firefighter got to the hospital after experiencing an emergency at a state training facility last Wednesday in Montour Falls, and it wasn’t by ambulance. The firefighter, 21 year old Peyton Morse, remains in critical but stable … [Read more...]
SAYRE, P.A. (WWNY) - There’s new information about how a Watertown firefighter got to the hospital after experiencing a medical emergency at a state training facility last Wednesday in Montour Falls, and it wasn’t by ambulance. The firefighter, 23 year old Peyton … [Read more...]
WATERTOWN — Several fire departments pulled recruits from the state’s fire academy after a city firefighter suffered a medical emergency while participating in a training drill Wednesday at the facility in Montour Falls, near Watkins Glen. Battalion Chief Sean McGarrity … [Read more...]
This incident is one that draws attention to rookie Firefighter training. While all the facts on this latest NY incident are certainly not out, this is a solid reminder to those who oversee Firefighter recruit training-that the recruits are being trained based upon best practices … [Read more...]