See details, photos of all 257 structure fires in Detroit in March

3/21

Time: 3:46 a.m.
Address: 14515 Troester 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Details: The house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at 3:50 a.m. Firefighters took a defensive posture, focusing their efforts on preventing the fire from spreading. The house collapsed, so a search was not possible.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: S6, C9, E50, E58, L23
Fire out: 5:01 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 5:53 a.m.

Time: 5:18 a.m.
Address: 2620 S. Edsel and 2626 S. Edsel 
Building type: 2 house
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to find two vacant houses on fire and took a defensive posture, focusing on containing the blaze. Power lines came down at 5:45 a.m. The house where the fire originated, 2620 S. Edsel, collapsed at 5:46 a.m. The second house collapsed at 6:07 a.m. At 6:26 a.m., a hydrant stopped working. Firefighters needed to stretch their hoses across Fort Street and requested police for traffic control at 6:32 a.m. Police arrived 10 minutes later. The chief left the scene at 6:51 a.m., and firefighters were still undergoing aerial operations.
Damage: Major
Companies: C7, S4, E48, E33, L8, E29
Companies clear scene: 7:49 a.m.

Time: 8:09 a.m.
Address: 16844 Lindsay 
Building type: House
Details: The chief reported the fire was possibly in the basement. Firefighters completed a search of the house within 10 minutes of arriving.
Damage: Minor
Companies: S1, E59, E53, L26, C4

Time: 6:45 p.m.
Address: 13651 Dean 
Building type: 2-flat house
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters originally called for an extra company but backed off after knocking down the fire at 6:58 p.m.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: E56, HML1, S3, E44, C8
Companies clear scene: 7:24 p.m.

Time: 10:44 p.m.
Address: 8169 Radcliffe 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Dispatch requested EMS for standby for a possible occupied house. Firefighters arrive to a fully involved 1-story house.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C7, E34, L22, E42, S4
Fire out: 11:48 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 12:26 a.m.

Time: 11:05 p.m.
Address: 35 Ford
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Reported as a dwelling fire, but no Detroit companies were sent. Firefighters found a house fire and downed power lines. Firefighters called for EMS. At 11:11 p.m., firefighters called for EMS. A minute later, firefighters said the house was engulfed and was about to spread to a neighboring house. An occupant was taken to the hospital with third-degree burns. After making an interior attack, the firefighters were told to exit at 11:30 p.m. because of the dangers. At 11:45 p.m., firefighters began having troubles with a hydrant and had to search Woodward for water. At 12:55 a.m., HP firefighters warned that they are “fully committed” and couldn’t respond to anymore fires in the city. At 1:25 a.m., firefighters ended aerial operations to begin hosing down the fire from the ground. The roof collapsed into the basement. At 2:44 a.m., firefighters said they were still “actively engaged.” “We are unavailable for any additional structures in the city.” At 3:31 a.m., firefighters said the ladder truck was running low on fuel and should stop being used soon. The house collapsed.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: HPE2, HPL1
Fire out: 4:19 a.m.

3/22

Time: 12:07 a.m.
Address: 2577 Stair
Building type: 2-story house
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Upon arrival, firefighters requested an extra company and EMS. The chief said the fire was under control at 12:28 a.m. Neighbors said the house was occupied until recently. Early the next day, a man who was about to lose his house to foreclosure picked at the remains of this house for salvageable metal.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C7, S2, E27, L8, E33, E29,
Fire out: 12:57 a.m.
Companies clear scene:
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 12:20 a.m.
Address: 12627 Griggs
Building type: 3 garages
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Collapsed
Details: An engine sent alone to check on a fire found three garages on fire and requested a box alarm. Power lines collapsed at 12:29 a.m. At 12:40 a.m., the chief requested an arson investigator because a witness saw someone set the garages on fire.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: E53, L26, C2, E30, S5
Companies clear scene: 1:45 a.m.

Time: 1:28 a.m.
Address: 1426 Townsend 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The house was engulfed when firefighters arrived. Ladder 6 prepared for aerial operations. Firefighters took a defensive posture. Firefighters had problems with water pressure. A search was impossible because the house collapsed. Firefighters were still in aerial operations at 2:20 a.m.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C6, E9, L6, S3, E41
Companies clear scene: 4:10
Rehab time: 45 minutes

Time: 2:12 a.m.
Address: 10616 Stratman
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Engine 58 couldn’t start so the company couldn’t respond. Engine 52 was called as a replacement. A fire was in the rear half of the house when firefighters arrived. All doors and windows were covered with wire mesh, so firefighters had trouble accessing the house. At 2:26 a.m., the chief reported that neighbors said two people lived in the house. Dispatch ordered EMS.
Damage: Major
Companies: C9, S6, E50, L23, E58 (broke down), E52, E46, S6
Companies clear scene: 3:03 a.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 7:14 a.m.
Address: 5220 Spokane , 5206 Spokane, 5231 Spokane, 5225 Spokane, and 5237 Spokane 
Building type: 3 houses
Occupancy: 2 vacant, 1 occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Collapsed
Damage: The fire was in multi-family houses. The chief requested an extra company for help. At 7:24 a.m., the chief reported two houses were on fire. Firefighters focused on saving the neighboring house because the other was engulfed. But it was a struggle because the roof was on fire. At 7:30 a.m., firefighters reported having problems with the hydrant. The chief warned that the fire in the second house was beginning to get large. Aerial operations begin at 7:33 a.m. The chief called for a third ladder truck at 7:36 a.m. Ladder 7 didn’t have a working tower. Firefighters were losing control of the second house. The first house collapsed. At 8:27 a.m., firefighters reported a third house was on fire across the street. The fire was in the attic and began going through the roof. At 8:30 a.m., the chief requested an arson investigator. At 8:43 p.m., firefighters continued to have water pressure problems.
Companies: E42, C5, E34, L22, L7, S4, E39, L17, S2, 203
Relief: E40, E1
Rehab time: 1 hour

Time: 10:18 a.m.
Address: 1616 Lawndale 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: 054
Details: Small fire handled by the first arriving engine and ladder truck.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E27, L8
Fire out: 10:42 a.m.

Time: 10:25 a.m.
Address: 19184 Goulburn 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters requested a third engine for help after arriving to a fire in a 1.5-story bungalow. Firefighters found two dogs, still alive, in cages. The chief advised firefighters to leave the dogs there and asked dispatchers to call the city’s animal control department.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: E60, E50, L23, C9, S6, E46
Fire out: 11:31 a.m.

Time: 10:35 a.m.
Address: 10576 Marne 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Dispatch requested EMS for a possible occupied house. Firefighters arrived to a 2-story house and requested an extra company. At 10:54 a.m., firefighters said they searched the house and found no victims.
Companies: E52, E58, L31, S3, C6
Fire out: 11:11 a.m.

Time: 12:27 p.m.
Address: 20415 Stratford 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: 054
Details: An engine and ladder truck were called to check on a possible fire when they found a burning house. They requested a box alarm. Firefighters had to force entry.
Companies: E32, L18, C8, S5, E40, E30,

Time: 1:14 p.m.
Address: 14406 Westbrook 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire inside a vacant house. The chief arrived more than 10 minutes after being called. At 1:31 p.m. the chief reported making progress.
Damage: 1:55 p.m.
Companies: E54, L26, C4, E57, S1
Companies clear scene: 2:08 p.m.

Time: 9:38 p.m.
Address: 17638 Woodbine 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Firefighters knocked down the house fire quickly, limiting the damage.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: E53, L26, E57, C4, S1
Companies clear scene: 10:14 p.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

3/23
Time: 1:14 a.m.
Address: 9945 Grandmont 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Upon arriving, firefighters requested an additional company. The chief also requested EMS for standby.
Damage: Major
Companies: E55, L27, S1, E53, C2, E57
Fire out: 1:46 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 2:02 a.m.

Time: 1:21 a.m.
Address: 15290 Park Grove
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire in a 1.5-story house. They took a defensive posture, fighting the fire from a distance and protecting adjacent structure. At 2:28 a.m., the chief reported making progress.
Damage: Major
Companies: C9, S6, E58, L23 , E50, E46
Fire out: 2:54 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 3:05 a.m.

Time: 2:36 a.m.
Address: 12001 Memorial 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The first arriving company, Engine 55, requested an additional company. Firefighters set up aerial operations. The house collapsed.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C2, S1, L27, E55, E57, E59
Fire out: 4:23 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 5:11 a.m.
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 3:58 a.m.
Address: 20314 Caldwell 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Unknown
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The chief requested an extra company. No address was on the house. A complete search of the house was done.
Damage: Suspicious
Companies: E56, S2, L18, E60, C8, E40, E39
Fire out: 4:24 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 4:52 a.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 4:47 a.m.
Address: 5132 Webb,  5134 Webb 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Dispatch requested EMS for a possible occupied house. When firefighters arrived, they requested an additional two companies. At 4:56 a.m., firefighters reported two houses were now on fire. The chief took more than 15 minutes to arrive.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: E34, L17, C5, S4, E42, E39, E40, E17,
Fire out: 5:40 a.m.

Time: 5:05 a.m.
Address: 13714 Mapleridge  and 13722 Mapleridge 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Vacant/Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details:  Engine 50’s rig broke down on the way. The house was engulfed when firefighters arrived. At 5:08 a.m., the chief said the vacant house fire spread to an occupied house. At 5:12 a.m., Engine 50 finally started and responded. Searches were impossible because of the houses’ dangerous condition.
Damage: Major
Companies: L23, C9, S6, E60, E46, E50, E58
Fire out: 5:44 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 6:54 a.m.

Time: 12:04 p.m.
Address: 2577 Stair 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: The house burned the night before. This time the house collapsed. It’s unclear whether it was a rekindle or someone else set the fire. Firefighters called for extra manpower.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C7, S4, E33, L8, E27, E29

Time: 5:10 p.m.
Address: 18465 Dean
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a burning vacant house. Squad 5 took 11 minutes to arrive. The house was going throughout. Firefighters made an interior attack. A search wasn’t possible in the basement because of debris.
Damage: Major
Companies: L18, E56, E44, C8, S5, E60
Companies clear scene: 7:18 p.m.

Time: 6:05 p.m.
Address: 20464 Danbury 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: 036
Details: The fire was handled by the first arriving engine and truck.
Damage: Partial collapse
Companies: E40, L17
Companies clear scene: 6:24 p.m.
Rehab time:

Time: 9:32 p.m.
Address: 13837 Conant 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters reported a fire in an apartment atop a commercial building. They requested a fourth and fifth engine for help. Firefighters asked for police “immediately” because motorists were driving over the hoses. The chief said the fire was in a vacant bar. The owners arrived and said the sports bar was occupied. The chief called for arson because a witness saw someone set the fire. Arson did not arrive, so firefighters gave the information to police. Searches of the building were completed.
Damage: Major
Companies: C8, E56, HME1, S5, L18, E44, E35, HPE2, E60
Fire out: 10:29 p.m.
Companies clear scene:
Rehab time: 60 minutes

Time: 9:52 p.m.
Address: 18530 Appleton 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause:
Details: Fire was found on the second floor of a two-story house. At 10:05 p.m., the chief reported an occupied dwelling.
Companies: C4, E54, E59, S1, L26, E53
Fire out: 10:18 p.m.
Rehab time: 35 minutes

3/24

Time: 2 a.m.
Address: 288 Piper Blvd. 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Electrical
Details: The fire was on the second floor. The chief requested an additional company but later called it off.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E52, E41, C6, L31, S6,
Fire out: 2:44 a.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 7:43 a.m.
Address: 288 Piper Blvd. 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Rekindle
Details: Fire was on the second floor. Neighbors said the occupants were out of the house. The fire was under control at 8:06 a.m.
Damage: Minor
Companies: S6, E41, E52, L31, C6

Time: 9:14 a.m.
Address: 3858 Fairview  & 3862 Fairview 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Occupied /Vacant
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Dispatchers requested EMS for standby because of a possible occupied house. The first and second floor were “fully involved” when firefighters arrived, and the blaze was beginning to spread to another house. Power lines collapsed at 9:20 a.m. Ammunition began to explode at 9:27 a.m. At 9:35 a.m., firefighters reported that fire was going through the roof of the second house.
Damage: Major
Companies: E41, E9, E58, L31, C6, S3, E46, E52,
Relief: E1, E60
Fire out: 10:56
Companies clear scene:
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 4:39 p.m.
Address: 1411 Central 
Building type: Unknown building
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Two engines extinguished a small fire in a vacant building.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E29, E33
Companies clear scene: 4:58 p.m.

Time: 5:44 p.m.
Address: 3704 Zender Place 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Fire inside a two-story, two-family house. The chief requested an additional company for manpower. The neighboring house at 3712 Zender, which is owned by the same person, also burned last year.
Damage: Engine 9 arrived within a minute of the call.
Companies: L6, S3, C1, E9, E41, E46,
Fire out: 6:44 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 6:53 p.m.
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 7:20 p.m.
Address: 1411 Central
Building type: Warehouse
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The first arriving companies handled a small fire in a warehouse. It was the second fire there in less than three hours.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E33, L8
Companies clear scene: 7:46 p.m.

Time: 11:09 p.m.
Address: 25 Richton
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire burning through the roof of a multi-family house in Highland Park. This is included because Detroit firefighters responded. The house was gutted.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: HME2, HPL1, E35, C8, S2
Companies clear scene: 1:32 a.m.

3/25

Time: 6:22 a.m.
Address: 19410 Coyle 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Electricity
Details: The chief originally called for an additional company but sent it back after reporting progress at 6:43 a.m.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: L26, S1, E9, C4, E30, L25

Time: 2:02 p.m.
Address: 8681 Penrod 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Kids with matches 036
Details: The chief reported a small fire in the attic of an occupied house. The first
Damage: Minor
Companies: L27, E55
Companies clear scene: 2:24 p.m.

Time: 6:45 p.m.
Address: 16655 Rosini 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: 073
Details: Firefighters quickly made an interior attack, knocking down a kitchen fire that spread. A civilian was injured with burns. The fire was under control at 7:06 p.m.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: C9, S6, E50, E58, L23
Fire out: 7:08 p.m.

Time: 7:22 p.m.
Address: 9494 Manistique 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Possibly occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Dispatchers requested EMS for a possible occupied house. The chief requested an additional company.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: C6, L31, E46, E52, S3, E60
Companies clear scene: 8:21 p.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 8:29 p.m.
Address: 19972 Fenelon St. 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to fire in a single-family dwelling. The chief sent the squad home because its firefighters had just battled another blaze. Ladder 18 went out of service after the fire because of brake problems.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E56, E44, L18, C8
Fire out: 8:43 p.m.
Companies clear scene:
Rehab time: 30 minutes

3/26

Time: 12:42 a.m.
Address: 16413 Eastburn 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: suspicious
Details: Moderate
Damage: First arriving firefighters requested an extra company. The fire was extinguished within a half hour.
Companies: C9, E50, E58, L23, S6, E60
Fire out: 1:15 a.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

Time: 2:59 a.m.
Address: 2215 Monteray 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: Collision 071
Details: A car struck a house, causing a fire.
Damage: Minor
Companies: L17, S5, C5, E40, E39

Time: 3:42 a.m.
Address: 4610 Courville 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Suspicious
Damage: Firefighters arrived to a fire in a 2-story house. The chief requested an extra company. The chief added minutes later: “The neighbors just informed me that there was a murder committed in this house last week and now there is a fire, you might want to come out here and check it out.” At 4:22 a.m., the chief reported the fire was under control. At 4:34 a.m., an arson investigator said he wouldn’t be able to make the scene until later.
Companies: C9, L31, E58, S6, E52, E50
Companies clear scene: 4:38 a.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 5:15 a.m.
Address: 4610 Courville 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: 092
Details: An engine and ladder truck were called to a suspected rekindle.
Companies: L31, E52, E58, C9
Companies clear scene: 6:16 a.m.

Time: 7:12 a.m,
Address: 12844 Mark Twain 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: 039
Details: Dispatchers requested EMS for standby for a possible occupied house. Police also were called for a potential arson. the first arriving engine and ladder truck handled the fire.
Damage: Minor
Companies: L17, E53

Time: 9:16 a.m.
Address: 1234 Library
Building type: Parking garage
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Reported as a car on fire in the Z Garage downtown. Firefighters found a car fire on the seventh floor, causing damage to the garage.
Damage: Minor
Companies: L20, E1, TAC2
Fire out: 9:34 a.m.

Time: 9:35 a.m.
Address: 3798 Montgomery 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters quickly attacked a fire inside a vacant house.
Companies: E39, C5, L7, L22, S2, E42, E17
Fire out: 10:20 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 10:36 a.m.

Time: 2:24 p.m.
Address: 14201 Kilbourne
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The chief requested an additional company for a fire in a vacant house.
Damage: Major
Companies: E50, E46, L23, C9, S6, E58
Companies clear scene: 3:03 p.m.

Time: 6:36 p.m.
Address: 14881 Eastwood
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters requested an extra company to extinguish a suspicious fire in a one-story vacant house.
Damage: Major
Companies: E50, E58, C9, S6, L23, E60
Fire out: 7:07 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 7:18 p.m.

Time: 8:40 p.m.
Address: 6210 Cashmere
Building type: Unknown
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Combustible too close
Details: The first arriving engine and ladder truck handled a small fire inside an occupied house.
Damage: Minor
Companies: L23, HME1
Companies clear scene: 9:15 p.m.

Time: 8:55 p.m.
Address: 5700 Russell
Building type: Trash incinerator building
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause:
Details: Engine 17 was sent alone to check for a possible fire and spotted a large amount of smoke was spotted at the incinerator, prompting a box alarm. Firefighters found a large pile of garbage on fire and called for HAZMAT for standby. All firefighters exited the building by 9:40 p.m. as DPW tried to work on the problem.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: E17, C5, L7, S3, E35, HAZMAT1, TAC2, E41
Fire out: 10:30 p.m.
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 11:44 p.m.
Address: 15367 Lahser 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters requested an additional company and EMS for standby after arriving to a fire inside a one-story house. The fire was under control at 11:54 p.m.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: L26, E57, S1, C4, E54, E53
Fire out: 12:03 a.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

3/27

Time:1:04 a.m.
Address: 1941 E. Outer Dr. 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire in a one-story house.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: C8, HME1, L18, S5, E56
Fire out: 1:27 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 1:40 a.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

Time: 3:23 a.m.
Address: 1910 Trombly 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: 054
Details: Transformer down with a primary line on the rear of a commercial building. The transformer caused damage to the rear of the building. At 3:55 a.m., all companies except for an engine left the scene.
Damage: Minor
Companies: C5, S3, E46, E41, L6, E17
Fire out: 3:55 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 4:27 a.m.

Time: 8:22 a.m.
Address: 19141 Omira 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The first arriving company reported light smoke and extinguished a small fire. “The arsonist just took off from the dwelling,” a firefighter told dispatchers. Chief 8 responded at 8:29 a.m: “I have the arsonist.” Dispatchers sent police. The chief said the arsonist was hiding in a basement at 19154 Yacoma.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E44, L18
Companies clear scene: 9:14 a.m.

Time: 12:59 a.m.
Address: 19720 Hamburg 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters reported a fire inside a 1.5-story house. At 1:16 p.m., firefighters said the first floor was clear. The fire started in the basement “and worked its way up,” firefighters said.
Damage:
Companies: S6, E60, E50, L23, C9
Fire out: 1:40 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 1:53 a.m.

Time: 2:15 a.m.
Address: 3443 S. Liddesdale 
Building type: House
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: A box alarm was called, but Engine 48 extinguished the small fire on its own.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E48
Companies clear scene: 3:07 a.m.

Time: 4:07 a.m.
Address: 4839 Delta , 4845 Delta & Delta & 4827 Delta 
Building type: 4 houses
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Engine 56 was sent alone to check for a fire and spotted heavy smoke. A box alarm was called. Upon arrival, Engine 56 discovered two houses on fire. At 4:13 a.m., Engine 56 reported three houses on fire. At 4:18 a.m., the engine reported four houses while waiting for the other companies to arrive. Firefighters took a defensive posture on three of the four houses. The chief arrived at 4:22 a.m. and called a second alarm. The second alarm was downgraded at 4:49 a.m. At 5:14 a.m., Ladder 17 caught fire. At 1:41 p.m., three companies were called to a rekindle.
Damage: 3 houses collapsed, another had damage to the side.
Companies: E56, HME3, HML1, S3, C8, E44, E46, L18, C9, L7, L17, S6, E35, E39, E41, 203
Fire out: 6:09 a.m.
Rehab time: 90 minutes

Time: 2:08 p.m.
Address: 12434 Kelly & 12440 Kelly 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters reported a fire in a vacant dental office. Firefighters made an interior attack. At 2:32 a.m., fire was going through the roof. The fire spread to an adjacent building, which appeared to be vacant.
Damage: Major
Companies: C9, E58, S6, L23, E50, E52
Fire out: 3:11 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 3:50 p.m.
Rehab time: 45 minutes

Time: 2:59 p.m.
Address: 18460 Kelly 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Less than a mile north of a working fire at 12434 Kelly, firefighters were called to a house fire. The fire was inside an occupied duplex. Firefighters made an interior attack. No one was home.
Companies: E60, C6, L31, S3, E46, E56
Fire out: 3:14 p.m.
Rehab time: 45 minutes

Time: 8:24 p.m.
Address: 20530 Hoover 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Arriving firefighters called for two extra companies and an EMS for standby. The commercial building was approximately 1000′ by 800.’ The fire was smaller than firefighters originally thought, so they canceled one of the extra companies and said the fire was under control at 8:39 p.m.
Damage: Minor
Companies: C9, E60, S6, L23, E50, E46

3/29

Time: 3:59 a.m.
Address: 4440 McGraw 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: After arriving to a house fire at 4:04 a.m., firefighters requested a working aerial. Ladder 8 was sent at 4:04 a.m.. The chief requested an extra engine. The chief left the scene at 4:46 a.m. while aerial operations continued. Firefighters reported low water pressure.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: E42, E34, L22, S4, L8, C7, E17
Fire out: 5:34 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 7:50 p.m.
Rehab time: 45 minutes

Time: 11:41 a.m.
Address: 3930 E. 8 Mile 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The first arriving company reported a fire in a commercial building, about 100’x50′. Because it was a medical building, firefighters called for a HAZMAT Level 1 and a second alarm at about 11:50 a.m. The chief reported making progress at 12:58 p.m.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: C8, L18, S5, E44, HPE2, 203, E40, HME1, S3, HML1, C9, E56
Fire out: 1:46 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 2:11 p.m.
Rehab time: 1 hour

Time: 4:36 p.m.
Address:  6457 McGraw 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause:
Details: Dispatchers sent three engines, instead of two, at the onset. Firefighters arrived to a large fire in a commercial building about 100’x50′ When the chief called for an additional ladder truck, Ladder 7 said it didn’t have a “certified working ladder.” (The platform isn’t certified to operate). When Ladder 7 arrived, the operator of the truck explained that it would be difficult to control the water because it’s too dangerous to send someone up the ladder. Everyone was ordered out of the building by 5:35 p.m. The chief reported progress at 6:06 p.m. A search was impossible because the building collapsed.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: E34, L22 (replacing L7) , S4, E27, C7, E42, L7
Fire out: 6:16 p.m.

Time: 6:25 p.m.
Address: 5151 Bellevue 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters found trash on fire. Since the building is dangerous, firefighters let the fire burn itself out.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: L6, E46, S3, E41, C3
Fire out: 6:48 p.m.

Time:10:48 p.m.
Address: 13563 Healy 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Just a block from where a suspicious fire gutted three houses and damaged another on Delta. Everyone was safely out of the building, and firefighters took a defensive posture. Two houses away, a garage was ablaze.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: C8, E56, HME1, HML1, S3
Fire out: 11:15 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 11:23 p.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

Time: 11:09 p.m.
Address: 6211 Edwin 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause:
Details: Firefighters warned that people may be trapped in a burning house. When firefighters arrived, they requested an additional company. The chief reported there was another occupied house fire about a block away and that people may be trapped at 11:22 p.m.
Damage:
Companies: C9, E41, L23, S2, E46
Fire out: 11:50 p.m.

Time: 11:22 p.m.
Address: 6224 Evaline 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause:
Details: It was originally reported as people trapped, but dispatchers didn’t request EMS until 11:31 p.m. Firefighters reported a fire in the rear of the house. Chief 8 said all occupants were safely out of the house. At 11:37 p.m., firefighters spotted a garage fire about two houses away.
Companies: E56, E50, HME1, C8, HML1, S3
Fire out: 11:52 p.m.

3/30

Time: 3:10 a.m.
Address: 17000 Plymouth 
Building type: Commercial
Preliminary cause: Accelerant
Details: Firefighters arrived to a car wash on fire. The first engine and ladder truck extinguished the fire.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: L27, C2, E55
Fire out: 3:30 a.m.

Time: 11:08 a.m.
Address: 14849 Glenfield 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The chief ordered EMS for standby for a fire in a vacant house. A search of the house was complete at 11:56 a.m.
Companies: E46, E58, S6, C9, L23
Fire out: 11:56 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 12:08 p.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

Time: 1:10 p.m.
Address: 2266 Hendrie 
Building type: Commercial
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters found a car on fire inside a vacant house. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire.
Companies: E9, E17, C5, L6, S3

Time: 1:49 p.m.
Address: 3982 and 3984 Lillibridge 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire inside a two-family house. Firefighters made an interior attack on the second floor and attic. The chief reported making progress at 2:04 p.m. A complete search of the house was executed.
Companies: E52, L31, E41, S C6, E9
Fire out: 2:28 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 2:46 p.m.
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 3:23 p.m.
Address: 12412 Santa Rosa 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause:
Details: Firefighters arrived to a fire in the rear of a two-family house. The fire spread to the attic. The fire began to enter the roof at 3:40 p.m. The chief reported the fire was under control at 3:51 p.m. At 4:01 p.m., the fire spread to the first floor.
Damage: Major
Companies: E42, E40, L17, C8, S5 E34, E30
Fire out: 4:10 p.m.
Companies clear scene: 5:26 p.m.

Time: 4:05 p.m.
Address: 2500  E. Grand Blvd. 
Building type: Industrial
Occupancy: Occupied
Details: Fire was reported on the roof of the GM Hamtramck assembly plant, at the northwest corner. The company reported that the fire may have been caused by the HVAC system.
Damage: Minor
Companies: E17, HME1, L6, S3, C5

Time: 4:21 p.m.
Address: 10123 Beechwood 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause:  Unknown
Details: A civilian was injured. The house was left open to trespass.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: E39, E55, L27, S4, C2
Fire out: 4:50 p.m.

Time: 5:52 p.m.
Address: 3789 St. Clair 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters requested EMS for an occupied house fire. An extra company was called.
Damage: Companies: C6, S3, L6, E9, E41, E46
Companies clear scene: 6:37 p.m.

Time: 7:45 p.m.
Address: 2626 Tyler
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause:
Details: Firefighters arrived to a 2-story house “going throughout.” Two extra companies were called. The chief said a complete search of the house was done by 6:46 p.m.
Damage: House
Companies: C5, E39, E40, L17, S5, E42, E35
Fire out: 8:45 p.m.
Rehab time: 30 minutes

Time: 9:38 p.m.
Address: 123 Worcester Place 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Details: Arriving firefighters reported a fire outside of a house. EMS was called because a civilian was injured and having trouble breathing. EMS arrived on the scene at 9:49 p.m. The victim was treated at the scene and not taken to the hospital.
Damage: Minor
Companies: L18, HPE2, E44, S3, C8

Time: 10:53 p.m.
Address: 6058 28th and 6050 28th 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause:
Details: Suspicious
Damage: Firefighters requested two additional companies to extinguish the house fire. After realizing the house was occupied, firefighters requested another additional company. Ladder 22 did not have a working tower. Ladder 7, which was the only ladder truck with a fully operating platform in the city at the time, was sent for its working aerial. Ladder 8 also was sent. At 11:05 p.m., firefighters had problems with a “bum hydrant” and struggled with water pressure. Firefighters still made an interior attack. At 11:24 p.m., firefighters requested the water board because there was very little water pressure. A power line collapsed at 12:06 a.m. The house rekindled at 3:16 a.m., 4:28 a.m. and 9:11 a.m.
Companies: L22, E34, E42, S4, C5, E17, E39
Fire out: 12:48 a.m.
Companies clear scene: 1:18 a.m.
Rehab time:

3/31

Time: 12:56 a.m.
Address: 13547 Sunset 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: When firefighters began arriving at 1 a.m., a house was engulfed in flames and a power line was down. Firefighters struggled with water pressure because of a bad hydrant or rocks in the line. Firefighters took a defensive posture.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: L18, C8, HME1, E56, S3, E44
Companies clear scene: 3:22 a.m.
Rehab time: 45 minutes

Time: 4:28 a.m.
Address: 6344 28th 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Engine 34 and Ladder 22 were sent to a suspected rekindle on 28th at Milford. When firefighters arrived, they called for extra companies because the house was engulfed. Firefighters took a defensive posture. The chief called for a truck with a working tower. Ladder 8 was sent. Struggling with water from the hydrants, the chief called for an extra engine to pump water into a ladder truck. Ladder 8 arrived at 4:52 p.m. The house collapsed.
Damage: Collapsed
Companies: E34, L22, C5, E42, S4, L8, E39
Fire out: 6:16 a.m.

Time: 4:59 a.m.
Address: 14838 Quincy 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Unknown
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: A two-story house was engulfed when firefighters arrived. At 5:08 a.m., firefighters called for two additional companies. The chief arrived 11 minutes after the call and requested EMS for standby. The chief reported making progress at 5:23 p.m. At 5:43 a.m., firefighters said they needed “fresh bodies” to help with an interior attack, but none was available. The fire began to run up the walls.
Companies: C8, L17, S5, E30, E40, 53, 44
Damage: Major

Time: 4:51 p.m.
Address: 15742 Chatham 
Building type: House
Occupancy: Occupied
Preliminary cause: Unknown
Details: EMS was requested for people possibly trapped inside a house. The chief took 18 minutes to respond because he was at downtown headquarters when the call came in.
Companies: E54, E57, L26, C4, S1

Time: 6:47 p.m.
Address: 12758 Camden  and 12768 Camden 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Supicious
Details: Firefighters arrived to a house engulfed in flames. At 7:02 p.m., the chief reported that two houses were on fire. Firefighters focused on saving the neighboring house. At 7:06 p.m., firefighters completed a search of the neighboring house and found no victims. The officer of one company said a civilian was “harassing everyone and threatening to throw stuff at me,” including a brick. Firefighters requested police at 7:15 p.m.
Damage:
Companies: E58, L23, C9, S6, E50, E46, E52
Fire out:
Companies clear scene: 8:40 p.m.
Rehab time:

Time: 8:46 p.m.
Address: 5455 Central 
Building type: House
Occupancy:
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: The chief requested an additional company after firefighters arrived to a vacant house fire.
Companies: E42, E34, S4, L22, C7
Fire out: 9:14 p.m.
Rehab time: 20 minutes

Time: 10:52 p.m.
Address: 2447 Fullerton & 2453 Fullerton 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Vacant
Preliminary cause: Suspicious
Details: Firefighters requested EMS after arriving to a fire in a vacant house.
Damage: Two-story house
Companies: S5, E39, L17, C5, E40, E35
Companies clear scene: 11:53 p.m.
Rehab time: 40 minutes

Time: 11:03 p.m.
Address: 8362 Greenlawn  and 8356 Greenlawn 
Building type: 2 houses
Occupancy: Occupied by squatters
Preliminary cause: 045
Details: Firefighters were warned that people may be trapped inside a burning house. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed a house fire and began making a “fast attack.” At 11:23 p.m., firefighters said they conducted a search of the house and found no victims. The house was occupied by squatters.
Damage: Moderate
Companies: L22, C2, S4, E42, E34

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