5 reasons Devil’s Night could be more destructive than recent years
Although the number of fires have leveled off during Devil’s Night over the past five years, this year poses more significant challenges.
Loveland shows areas most vulnerable to fires during Devil’s Night period
If the past four years are any indication, Detroit is likely to see more than 90 fires during the three-day Devil’s Night period beginning Thursday.
Here’s what happens when Detroit firefighters have working equipment
When firefighters arrived, a vacant house was engulfed in flames on a block tightly packed with houses in southwest Detroit this weekend.
Deadly fire breaks out in house near 3 closed firehouses in Detroit
By the time firefighters arrived, flames were tearing through the windows of a second-floor bedroom on Detroit’s west side.
New fire commissioner gets tough, requires top brass to re-apply for their jobs
Eric Jones is determined to clean up the dysfunctional culture within the top ranks of the Detroit Fire Department.
Suspicious fire burns 4 houses on healthy block in southwest Detroit
In the past 48 hours, fires burned 19 houses, six commercial buildings and two apartments.
New Detroit fire commissioner protects whistleblower from punishment
On the past administration’s last day on Friday, the top brass went after a firefighter who blew the whistle on serious safety violations.
Editorial: Mayor Duggan sets Fire Department on right track with outside-the-box appointment
Mayor Mike Duggan showed Wednesday that he is serious about revamping an embattled fire department that has neglected its firefighters and residents for decades.
Mayor Duggan taps former assistant police chief to run Fire Department
The monumental task of reforming the beleaguered Detroit Fire Department is now in the hands of a former assistant police chief with managerial prowess but no experience fighting fires.
Detroit fire commissioner forced out just weeks before Devil’s Night following Muckraker reports
Fire Commissioner Edsel Jenkins is on his way out.