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Fire Alarm Reported at Apartment Complex

Telephone fire alarm reported at Midtown Towers apartments. City of Watertown Fire dispatching Engine 2 and Rescue to Apartment 1009 for code black call from maintenance.

Closed Apr 10, 2026 u{008277} 2:51 PM City of Watertown Fire
142 Mechanic St Apartment 1009, Watertown, NY 13601

Incident Report

**Watertown Fire Responds to Apartment Fire Alarm, Quickly Clears Scene**

City of Watertown Fire dispatched Engine 2 and Rescue to a telephone fire alarm at Midtown Towers apartments, 142 Mechanic St, Apartment 1009, according to dispatch radio traffic. The call came in at 2:51 p.m. as a code black reported by maintenance, prompting an initial response to the high-rise complex in Watertown, New York.

Responders reported no confirmed fire or smoke, and at 2:55 p.m., Rescue was canceled on the apartment alarm call. The incident was cleared just 35 seconds later, after a total duration of four minutes.

Engine 2 later confirmed at 2:57 p.m. that a police unit was en route to the scene, advising that officers were heading interior.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 2:51:30 PM

Fire Alarm Reported at Apartment Complex

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City fire telephone alarm for engine two in rescue. Midtown Towers in the Apartment 1009. Maintenance is found at kinda code black repeating for city fire engine two in rescue. One forty two mechanic, Apartment 1009, code black.

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Incident Timeline (3 events)

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Fire Alarm Reported at Apartment Complex 2:51:30 PM

Telephone fire alarm reported at Midtown Towers apartments. City of Watertown Fire dispatching Engine 2 and Rescue to Apartment 1009 for code black call from maintenance.

City fire telephone alarm for engine two in rescue. Midtown Towers in the Apartment 1009. Maintenance is found at kinda code black repeating for city fire engine two in rescue. One forty two mechanic, Apartment 1009, code black.
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Fire Rescue Canceled at Midtown Alarm 2:55:35 PM

Rescue canceled on apartment fire alarm call at Midtown Towers.

2:55:35 PM JE 66 BASE Crazy. Rescue got canceled. However, we're requesting EMS still come upstairs.
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PD en route to Midtown Towers fire scene 2:57:27 PM

Engine 2 confirms PD unit en route to scene. Advises rescue interior PD coming up.

2:57:19 PM Unit Dispatch, interview.
2:57:20 PM JE Dispatch Engine 2.
2:57:27 PM Unit Do you have a PD unit on the way?
2:57:31 PM JE Dispatch That's affirmative.
2:57:42 PM Unit Russian Institute, PD's on the way up, look out.
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