WATERTOWN â Fire Chief Matthew Timerman went down to see how Peyton Morse and a fellow recruit were doing with training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science on March 3.
He gave words of encouragement to Mr. Morse, wished the young recruit well and told him heâd see him back in Watertown over the weekend.
He and the small contingent of city firefighters left the academy at about 12:30 p.m. after the visit that day.
It was the last time the chief saw Mr. Morse alive.
A memorial honors fallen firefighters, where Peyton Morseâs name will soon be added, outside of the Emma Flower Taylor Fire Station on South Massey Street on Friday in Watertown. Kara Dry/Watertown Daily Times