Records: Detroit firehouses riddled with asbestos, mold, lead paint & fire hazards
Some of the most hazardous buildings in Detroit are the city’s 40 firehouses.
House fire spreads after every hydrant in Detroit neighborhood fails
A firefighter delivered the dreaded news: “We can’t find any working hydrants.”
Detroit runs out of firefighters during destructive night on east side
Entire neighborhoods were without fire protection, forcing skeleton crews to battle blazes that spread to four occupied homes and contributed to the injury of a firefighter.
Cover-up? Police, fire officials protect firefighter from drug operation, illegal DTE hookup
Detroit’s top brass is determined to protect a firefighter who raised $10,000+ after his house was gutted by a blaze that caused two injuries under suspicious circumstances.
Numerous fire engines & trucks break down after Duggan administration denies problems
On the day that Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration disputed our 18-month investigation into the city’s dangerously defective fire engines and ladder trucks, at least four rigs broke down.
DOJ complaint: School officials ignored warnings about Charles Pugh seducing students
DPS officials are accused of ignoring numerous complaints that Charles Pugh was preying on students.
‘Rolling the dice:’ Detroit routinely sends dangerously defective rigs to fires
An 18-month Motor City Muckraker investigation has found that the Detroit Fire Department has placed firefighters and residents in serious jeopardy.
Detroit’s new fire engine taken out of service less than day after its debut
Less than a day before hitting the streets for the first time, Detroit’s fire engine was taken out of service and sent to the repair shop.
Grosse Pointe Park builds a wall of mammoth potted plants at Detroit’s border
Grosse Pointe Park has found plenty of clever ways to block one of its busiest borders with Detroit – erect a large pile of snow, delay work on a water main project and build a farmer’s market in the middle of the road.
Street artist Shepard Fairey to turn himself into Detroit police today
Mayor Mike Duggan’s war on graffiti is about to get an international stage – and maybe not the one he’s anticipating.