Watertown Firefighters Benovelent Assoc. would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please remember to practice fire safety this holiday season. For more information and some helpful tips click HERE

Watertown Firefighters donned pink uniform shirts in honor of breast cancer awareness. Each platoon wore pink for one shift. Monies raised were donated to a breast cancer patient.

3 members of the Watertown Fire Department have retired or announced their retirements in the last few months. Clarence Celmons, John Fitzgerald and Bill Best will all have retired by the end of October 2011. The trio are some of the departments most senior members with a combined service time of 84 years. Their expierence and knowledge will be missed by all. The WFD Benevolent Assoc. wishes all 3 a happy retirement.

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Clarence Clemons

John Fitzgerald

Bill Best

The City of Watertown Firefighters Benevolent Association presented a check for $3000 to the Northern New York Community Foundation on Monday as a contribution to the Garrett W. Loomis Firefighters Fund . Garrett's Fund supports and promotes the education and training of fire departments and rescue squads for the safest and most efficient procedures for responding to emergencies in agricultural settings. The money was raised during the Annual "St Pats Classic" Hockey game between City of Watertown  Firefighters and Jefferson County Volunteer Firefighters. Pictured above from left to right are: Chad Green (TWFD), Rande Richardson (NNYCF), Andy Naklick (WFD), Steve Wood (WFD).

On 6/15/11 Watertown Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Knowlton Technologies on Mill St. Upon arrival E3 found a working fire inside a machine. Fire was contained to the machine and duct work, no one was injured.

 The web store for WFD clothing is now active. Members and retirees can now order uniform items online through Victory Promotions.

Click HERE to get started or visit www.victoryshops.com.

An apartment home on Winthrop Street in Watertown was severely damaged by fire late Friday night. Fire was contained to the apartment of origin, the house suffered smoke and water damage. The fire is still under investigation. Click HERE for more info.