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Fire alarm at New Life Christian Church caused by cooking, Watertown NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/26/2025 09:42 AM (PDT)

Near Gaffney Dr, Watertown, NY 13601

A fire alarm was triggered at New Life Christian Church near Gaffney Drive due to smoke detected in a classroom and storage area. The cause was determined to be cooking smoke, and no fire was found.

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Fire/EMS

02:27

Transcript:

00:00

City Fire General Alarm[1], I just want to reach truck rescue fire alarm.

00:04

New Life Church,

00:06

Kathy Drive.

00:18

City Fairfair General alarm on just 1-3 truck rescue, fire alarm activated.

00:22

New Life Christian Church near Gaffney Drive, smoke-detector, classroom, and storage zone 9.

00:30

Repeating City Firefighter alarm on just 1-3 truck rescue, fire alarm activated, New Life Christian Church near Gaffney Drive,

00:38

smoke detector, classroom, and storage zone 9 across the Commerce Park, and factory drive.

00:43

G3 now. G3, it'll be a Knoxbox.

00:48

C3, copy.

00:54

And you're one around.

00:59

Roll 2, SMC.

01:03

All units responding.

01:06

Custin.

01:11

Virtual Cartoo.

01:17

Carouse Road 572.

01:21

All right.

01:25

23 is on thing. Nothing, Shally.

01:29

1237.

01:30

Region 1, G3.

01:31

Confirmation, smoke from cooking, we can try for a reset.

01:37

G3, Cabi, stand by.

01:43

The reset here, all company skin clear.

01:49

Back 9, priority 1, medical 1, priority 2.

01:59

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02:22

Yeah,

02:23

we're showing a reset here, Chief.

02:27

Copy, you can clear.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

General Alarm: Fire department general alarm activation/dispatch

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Location mentioned:

Near Gaffney Dr, Watertown, NY 13601

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