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Elevator emergency reported at downtown building

Fire & Arson

Reported: 07/24/2025 09:36 PM (PDT)

Near Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS

01:45

Transcript:
We're up in position. You're ready for? We're up. See, standby. Looks like one elevator's on the first floor, one elevator's on the fifth floor. Nobody's making any comments when we're haul into the elevator shaft. Zero 38. 326. I'm going to be in route to 1715. Creshing, 1750 burns out on the same. Right. Thank you. This time for truck. callback number for the 11 public square incident? No, sir, I have a callback number for the 11 public square incident. I have a callback number for the 11 public square incident. No, sir, I remember we are re-contact. Rescue the truck. Number one car just started to spend on.

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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.

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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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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.