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Home»Posts tagged with»equipment

5 reasons Devil’s Night could be more destructive than recent years

By Steve Neavling on October 30, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

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.

Here’s what happens when Detroit firefighters have working equipment

By Steve Neavling on October 26, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

Here’s what happens when Detroit firefighters have working equipment

When firefighters arrived, a vacant house was engulfed in flames on a block tightly packed with houses in southwest Detroit this weekend.

Some firefighters without air bottles after major safety lapse discovered

By Steve Neavling on October 8, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

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

By Steve Neavling on October 6, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

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.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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