Commissioner shakes up Detroit Fire Department, ousting 3 top officials
Delivering on a pledge to fix Detroit’s long-beleaguered Fire Department, first-year Commissioner Eric Jones announced a major shakeup Wednesday.
Two bodies found in Detroit house fire believed to be Amber Alert victim and mom
Firefighters found two bodies believed to be connected to an Amber Alert issued hours earlier for a missing 4-year-old girl.
Detroit firefighter, 3 residents injured at second-alarm apartment blaze
The fire broke out in an occupied apartment building on Detroit’s northwest side.
Chief: Flint water so corrosive it damaged fire engines, endangered sprinklers
The damage may significantly decrease water pressure to battle fires.
Forgotten treasure: Step aboard Detroit’s storied fire boat (photos)
The 75-foot Curtis Randolph is an impressive steel hull fireboat that is capable of pumping 11,000 gallons of water per minute and is a key resource for protecting high-rise and industrial buildings along the Detroit River.
Officials: Detroit firefighters shot at while trying to extinguish a blaze
The shooting underscores the dangers that Detroit firefighters face every day.
Fire injures 7 people, including 2 children, as flames tore through Detroit home
Seven people, including three children, were injured when a fire broke out inside their east-side Detroit home early this morning.
Pitiful! What happens when firefighters have no working hydrants or water pressure
In separate blazes, a baby died and two firefighters were injured, one of them seriously.
Photos: 3,000+ fires broke out in houses and other buildings in Detroit in 2015
Motor City Muckraker tracked every fire as part of a one-year project that led to reforms and the ousting of top fire officials.
About half of Detroit’s hydrants are defective – and that’s only part of the problem
A one-year Motor City Muckraker investigation found that the city’s antiquated water system and hydrants are in far worse condition than Detroit was willing to admit.