Smoke reported on third floor was cooking related, Watertown NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 05:42 PM

Near W Main St, Watertown, NY 13601

Fire and police responded to a fire alarm at near West Main Street, Watertown. Smoke was observed on the third floor, but it was caused by cooking and there was no active fire.

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

C-fire General Arm, engine 3-1 truck and rescue.

00:03

Fire alarm, West Main Street.

00:05

We have the caller on the line advising that you've pulled into the wrong driveway.

00:10

It will be the driveway on the left.

00:22

City Fire General Alarm[1], Pension 3-1, Truck and Rescue, respond near West Main Street for a general fire alarm activation showing Zone 1.

00:32

Repeating City Fire, General Alarm[1],

00:35

Pensions 3-1, truck, and rescue, respond near West Main Street for a general fire alarm activation,

00:42

showing zone 001,000, crosses of West, Act, Crosses, Correction, Crosses of Main Avenue, Curtis Street.

00:54

To chief three.

01:00

Go ahead.

01:06

We received a additional caller stating the fire alarm activation is on the fourth floor.

01:14

Copy that.

01:22

N.C. Nothing showing in a vestryor.

01:26

Engine 3 arrived, nothing showing in your bus, getting 2046.

01:30

Do you want to see, water split?

01:39

Engine one arrived, water supply, 2046.

01:46

106, sir.

01:48

106.

01:52

I'll be at near Gold Road, I'm saying.

01:57

Copy.

02:15

Rescue to Chief Tree.

02:17

We're going to need some ventilation on the third floor.

02:21

We've got smoking 311.

02:25

Ready say, will they need bags up there?

02:29

Negative.

02:30

Drop copy.

02:33

City 9695 assist Ohio Street.

02:36

Nice. Nine place.

02:38

Nine five.

02:44

Just use this bull from cooking.

02:48

That's affirmative.

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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