Peyton Morse, Watertown firefighter injured during training, has died Peyton Morse pictured in January 2017 (Source: WWNY) By Jeff Nelson | March 12, 2021 at 3:08 PM EST - Updated March 12 at 11:01 PM
SAYRE, Pa. (WWNY) - Peyton Morse, the 21 year old Watertown firefighter who was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency during a training exercise on March 3, has died.
Watertown Fire Chief Matthew Timerman made the announcement through a news release Friday.
“Firefighter Morse remained in the ICU fighting for his life with his wife and family beside him,” Timerman wrote. “Peyton’s entire life was dedicated to helping people and we would want all of us to continue his mission in life.”
WATERTOWN — The city fire department has identified Peyton Morse of LaFargeville as the firefighter who suffered a medical emergency during training Wednesday.
WATERTOWN — The city fire department has identified Peyton Morse of LaFargeville as the firefighter who suffered a medical emergency during training Wednesday.
WATERTOWN â State police are conducting an investigation into what caused a city firefighter recruit to suffer a serious medical emergency while training at the state fire training center in Montour Falls, Schuyler County, on Wednesday.
The unidentified firefighters is in serious condition in the intensive care unit at a Pennsylvania hospital, city fire department officials.
The recruit was enrolled in a 11-week training program at the State Academy of Fire Science Training in Montour Falls, near Watkins Glen. The firefighter trainee was taken to Schuyler Hospital and then airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital, a Grade II Trauma Center, in Sayre, Penn., Fire Chief Matthew Timerman said.
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