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
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
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.