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Vehicle fire reported near Watertown Rest Area on I-81 northbound, Jefferson County NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/21/2025 05:13 AM (PDT)

I-81, New York

Fire department responded to a vehicle fire on Interstate 81 northbound near the Watertown Rest Area. Multiple 911 calls reported the fire. Emergency personnel are on scene.

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS

01:50

Transcript:

00:00

Town of Watertown Fire, vehicle fire, I-81, U-turn 36 north.

00:06

I'm going to clear this traffic stop and that over.

00:11

Scotty 518 State Street, black male, white female, physicals.

00:16

3D117, Justin Traffic Stop,

00:18

New York. 317.

00:23

New York, Lincoln George, David, 8850, going to be State Route 342 and Allen Drive.

00:30

Thank you.

00:36

Town of Watertown Fire, vehicle fire, I-81, in the rest area northbound town of Watertown.

00:56

Vehicle on fire repeating Town of Watertown, Watertown, fire,

01:04

81 U-turn correction,

01:08

rest area,

01:11

northbound in the Town of Watertown vehicle on fire.

01:15

Cross is 10, you're at 62.

01:20

We're going to start toward the area of the Watertown Rest Area, northbound.

01:24

And I report a lot of vehicle on fire.

01:28

I'm at the station.

01:30

It's clearing now.

01:31

What do you have on any of one?

01:33

I'm going to report about vehicle on fire in the rest area, northbound, receiving multiple 911 calls on it.

01:39

Trap, a video vehicle.

01:41

So on copies.

01:43

Jetfire, 46-12, probably.

01:47

4612,

01:49

responding, 0815.

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