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Person freed from stuck elevator at public building

Fire & Arson

Reported: 07/24/2025 09:35 PM (PDT)

Near Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Fire/EMS

01:40

Transcript:
Let's get a truck. We're up in position. You're ready. Three (name withheld), standby. Looks like one elevator's on the floor is on the fifth floor. Nobody's making it, so we're hollowing the elevator shaft. This is time for truck. We have a callback number for the 11 public square incident. No, sir. We are re-contact. Rescue the truck. Number one car just started to get home. Are here to be moving. Passed. Go ahead. Recontact the caller states that she was able to get the elevator down to the first floor, which point she exited as quickly as possible. Well, that was a good idea for her. Thank you. Elevator 1 has just reached the first floor.

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Near Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601

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Fire and rescue teams responded to an elevator emergency at 11 Public Square, with power shutoffs and code enforcement requested. No evidence of fire or criminal intent was mentioned.

Fire & Arson

07/23/2025 10:58 PM (PDT)

Near Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601

Go ahead. They shut off the power to elevator number two. Reese, say that back. Should be off. Christine. Lincoln and Robert William 5953, going to be safe tree, those queen. Receive. Rescue for truck. Go ahead. Subjecture, I'll go ahead and try and turn it back on and see if it resets and heads for the bottom. It's on. rescue from truck. Rescone. Set off number one. Leave it off for about a minute and turn it back on. We'll see if that reset to that one. Number two is solved still between the fourth and the fifth floor. Copy, one's off. I'll shut off two as well. Dispatch from truck. Disbatch on for truck. I'm going to need code enforcement and a responsible party for 11 public square, please. Copy requesting code enforcement and responsible party. Arnie from cold. Go ahead. Jake, come up to the 6th floor, please. Yeah. I'm gonna try to turn it one bag on when you're near the elevator's got. Yep, go ahead. One is on. back on when you're near the elevator, Scott. Yep, go ahead. One is on.

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