NY Firefighter’s Parents Sue State Over His Death at Fire Academy

The parents of Watertown Firefighter Peyton L.S. Morse have filed a lawsuit against the state over the 2021 death of their son.
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Watertown (NY) Chief: NIOSH Report on Probationary Firefighter Death Too Soft on Academy

Watertown Fire Chief Matt Timerman says a report on the death of Firefighter Peyton Morse at the state's fire academy isn't tough enough.
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Grand Jury Launches Criminal Investigation into NY Fire Academy Training Death

A Schuyler County grand jury is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Watertown firefighter recruit.
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State Clears New York Fire Academy in Training Death, Chief not Satisfied

New York's Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau has closed an investigation into the death of a firefighter recruit in March at the New York…
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