Firefighters endangered by unsafe air tanks that violate state, federal laws
Firefighters are forced to rely on noncompliant hoses, engine pumps, air bottles, self-contained respirators, pressurized extinguishers and aerial and ground ladders.
Firefighters are forced to rely on noncompliant hoses, engine pumps, air bottles, self-contained respirators, pressurized extinguishers and aerial and ground ladders.
A Detroit fire truck also didn’t have a working aerial ladder to attempt a rescue.
Despite the seriousness of the complaint, the firefighter remains on duty.
The city of Detroit installed hydrants that are incapable of supplying enough water to extinguish large fires.
Mayor Duggan continues to deny serious problems plaguing the fire department as his administration retaliates against whistleblowers and lies to the media.
Detroit’s fire administration continues to lash out at firefighters for speaking out about dangerously defective rigs and other serious safety issues.
The city of Detroit is disciplining and threatening firefighters for expressing concerns about public safety and dangerously defective rigs, a violation of whistleblower protection laws.
Police are threatening to arrest a graphic designer for creating images of broken hydrants that ended up on light poles and vacant buildings.
At least one of the fires was suspicious.
Some of the most hazardous buildings in Detroit are the city’s 40 firehouses.