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Person lighting papers on fire in apartmentWatertown NY

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William St, Watertown, NY 13601

A person was reported lighting papers on fire inside an apartment near William Street in Watertown, prompting police and fire response to a possible structure fire.

Audio|Heard on: Jefferson County Police, Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:42
Transcript:
00:00
9795, Disturbance, William Street. 97-95 Disturbance, William Street.
00:04
9.5.
00:11
It's going to be near William Street,
00:13
apartment five,
00:16
caller (name withheld), say she would like Tyler Wilkinson removed from her apartment.
00:27
She is currently on foot, and route back to the residence, less than 10-minute ETA.
00:33
City Fair,
00:35
General Alarm,
00:36
all companies, same in the area of William Street, Possible Structure Fire.
00:40
97. 9.5.
00:52
9795. Also advising,
00:54
she was told she was lighting paper on fire in the apartment.
00:59
I'll have the fire apartment on standby.
01:02
Seven copies.
01:05
City Fair, General Alarm, All Companies,
01:09
Stand by the Area near William Street, Apartment 5.
01:13
Callers and Roxford residents states as being reported to her that a subject, possibly in the apartment,
01:19
was starting fires, lighting papers,
01:21
on fire, patrols responding,
01:24
repeating, city fire, general alarm, all companies, stand by the area, near William Street, Department 5.
01:29
A report of a subject, possibly lighting fires.
01:32
Crushing papers on fire in the department.
01:34
Pistols en route.
01:35
Hi, I'm on the air.
01:38
Party 2 standby in the area.

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Location mentioned:
William St, Watertown, NY 13601

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident resolved and units cleared
  2. Emergency units dispatched and arrive
  3. Reports of fire-setting inside apartment
  4. Possible structure fire reported
  5. Caller reports returning to residence
  6. Caller requests removal of individual

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