Dousing the Devil: Record low fires break out during pre-Halloween tradition
Devil’s Night recorded the fewest number of fires since at least the 1970s.
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.
Deadly fire breaks out in house near 3 closed firehouses in Detroit
By the time firefighters arrived, flames were tearing through the windows of a second-floor bedroom on Detroit’s west side.
New fire commissioner gets tough, requires top brass to re-apply for their jobs
Eric Jones is determined to clean up the dysfunctional culture within the top ranks of the Detroit Fire Department.
Suspicious fire burns 4 houses on healthy block in southwest Detroit
In the past 48 hours, fires burned 19 houses, six commercial buildings and two apartments.
Editorial: Mayor Duggan sets Fire Department on right track with outside-the-box appointment
Mayor Mike Duggan showed Wednesday that he is serious about revamping an embattled fire department that has neglected its firefighters and residents for decades.
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.
How did alert systems fail to notify Detroit firefighters of fatal house fires?
In just five days, two people died in separate house fires after Detroit firefighters were delayed by a malfunctioning alert system.
Another person dies in house fire after alarms fail to alert Detroit firefighters
By the time firefighters arrived to the burning house, there was little they could do.
Detroit investigates what went wrong during fatal fire in Woodbridge
Firefighters were delayed because of a problem with the alert system.