Detroit wildly underreports fire-related injuries, fatalities and arsons
The city of Detroit painted a wildly inaccurate and misleading picture of the fire crisis through a public database that was supposed to create transparency.
Detroit firefighter injured saving life of elderly woman
“I have a victim in the rear stairwell,” a firefighter radioed to the chief.
Second Detroit firefighter dies in two days while on duty
Firefighters tried to resuscitate the captain of the fire boat.
New book teaches newbies ‘How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass’
Author Aaron Foley offers “advice on everything from buying and rehabbing a house to not sounding like a completely uninformed racist when you talk to a black person.”
Editorial: Detroit’s firefighters were abandoned by their union leadership
Firefighters deserve courageous, principled union leadership that can work with the new commissioner and ensure that firefighters have working equipment, safe firehouses and good wages.
Tenant eradicating bed bugs believed to have started 3-alarm blaze
Three firefighters were injured trying to rescue residents.
Live Blog: A close-up look at all fires during Devil’s Night 2015
We’ll provide up-to-date details and a map of every fire through Halloween.
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.
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.
Some firefighters without air bottles after major safety lapse discovered
When firefighters dash into burning houses and buildings to rescue people and knock down fires, they wear high-pressure air bottles to breathe.