After battling two consecutive blazes, Detroit firefighter dies of heart attack
Beloved firefighter Kevin Ramsey died after fighting a fire in a vacant apartment and then a store on Detroit’s east side.
Beloved firefighter Kevin Ramsey died after fighting a fire in a vacant apartment and then a store on Detroit’s east side.
Highland Park’s ladder truck was critical to extinguishing fires in large buildings like apartments.
The March 12, 1987, warehouse fire was one of the most tragic blazes in the city’s history.
Ron Savage was more than a journalist; he was a relentless volunteer and advocate for many causes.
“There’s no words to explain what the world is missing now,” the firefighter’s daughter said in court.
The city also is expected to being getting new ladder trucks, platforms, squads, ambulances and arson vehicles next year.
About 140 fires broke out in Detroit and Highland Park from Saturday night to sunrise Tuesday, nearly triple the number of blazes during the three-day Devils’ Night period last year.
Firefighters are bracing for what has become the most destructive three-day period for fires in Detroit – July 2-4. We’ll provide details of every fire, with videos and photos.
In the past two months, photographers in Detroit have been briefly detained, cursed at by firefighters and intentionally sprayed with water. Another photographer’s phone was smashed.
The state and city can’t agree on who’s responsible for a water main break that forced the closure of a popular restroom used by thousands of people during the fireworks.