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.
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.
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.
1 dead in house blaze after firefighters’ alarm malfunctioned – again
A Detroit fire truck also didn’t have a working aerial ladder to attempt a rescue.
Detroit’s response to mock plane crash at airport was a disaster
A mock crash landing at Detroit’s city airport was nothing short of a disaster Tuesday, raising serious questions about the city’s preparedness for a real catastrophe.
1 dead, 4 injured in separate morning fires in Detroit
At least one of the fires was suspicious.
Detroit runs out of firefighters during destructive night on east side
Entire neighborhoods were without fire protection, forcing skeleton crews to battle blazes that spread to four occupied homes and contributed to the injury of a firefighter.
Suspicious newspaper box prompts evacuation of Detroit News, Free Press
The box, with the stenciled words “POW,” was dropped off on the eve of the anniversary of the 1995 newspaper strike.
60+ fires broke out overnight on July 4 in Detroit, surpassing Devils’ Night
So many fires broke out that Detroit ran out of trucks to respond, leaving the city dangerously unprotected.
Detroit firefighters brace for Fourth of July weekend that rivals Devils’ Night
For four decades, Devils’ Night has been the most destructive period for fires in Detroit. Not anymore.