Another head rolls as Detroit Fire Department undergoes long-awaited changes
Less than a month after Mayor Duggan fired the head of the Detroit Fire Department, another top official is gone.
Detroit fire commissioner forced out just weeks before Devil’s Night following Muckraker reports
Fire Commissioner Edsel Jenkins is on his way out.
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.
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.
Thieves foil plans to reopen Detroit fire station on east side
Burglars have looted two fire stations in the past week.