Blaze rips through 4 houses while ladder truck catches fire
Detroit’s aging rigs are breaking down at a frightening rate.
Private contractors endanger lives, homes by mishandling hydrants in Detroit
The city of Detroit issued about 480 permits last year for private users to tap into hydrants but did nothing to ensure the fire plugs were properly used.
February: Fires broke out in 163 structures, killing at least 5 people as rigs break down
Fires burned longer and caused more damage because of inoperable hydrants and the rapidly declining condition of the city’s rigs.
7 photos: Tanker explodes in freeway crash at Detroit border
The Michigan Department of Transportation is inspecting the road to determine whether it was structurally damaged.
18 notable buildings in Detroit with out-of-service hydrants
The broken hydrants protect homes, schools, historic buildings, apartment high-rises, downtown skyscrapers, libraries, gas stations, churches and more.
Propane gas explosion injures 3 people in commercial building in Detroit
Detroit firefighters were trying to save up to three people trapped on the third floor of a building that exploded this morning on the east side.
Strangers rescue toddler, mom from burning home but can’t reach grandma
They crawled through the house until they saw a disoriented woman with a toddler in her extended hands.
Arson investigators thwarted by sudden demolition by Mayor Duggan administration
The apartment made national news in 2011 when a lottery winner killed an Australian landlord outside of the building on Detroit’s east side.
Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected
Making matters worse, two chiefs couldn’t respond because their trucks wouldn’t start.
What can go wrong in a day? A whole lot for the Detroit Fire Department
When Detroit firefighters suit up for a run, they have come to expect just about anything.