Photo gallery: Capturing the frontline of Detroit’s fire crisis
For the past three years, Motor City Muckraker photographed fires in Detroit as part of a project to reveal the widespread damage caused by the city’s arson epidemic.
How 10,000+ fires devoured Detroit neighborhoods over the past 3 years
An interactive map shows where each of the 10,000 fires occurred between 2013 and 2015.
Audio: Medic attacked by irate resident on Detroit’s east side, rushed to hospital
A Detroit medic was bleeding from the head after an angry resident threw a firefighter’s radio through an ambulance window.
Forgotten treasure: Step aboard Detroit’s storied fire boat (photos)
The 75-foot Curtis Randolph is an impressive steel hull fireboat that is capable of pumping 11,000 gallons of water per minute and is a key resource for protecting high-rise and industrial buildings along the Detroit River.
Officials: Detroit firefighters shot at while trying to extinguish a blaze
The shooting underscores the dangers that Detroit firefighters face every day.
Person of interest arrested in case of murdered Detroit firefighter
Police may be closer to solving the murder of Detroit firefighter David Madrigal.
Fire injures 7 people, including 2 children, as flames tore through Detroit home
Seven people, including three children, were injured when a fire broke out inside their east-side Detroit home early this morning.
Photos: 3,000+ fires broke out in houses and other buildings in Detroit in 2015
Motor City Muckraker tracked every fire as part of a one-year project that led to reforms and the ousting of top fire officials.
About half of Detroit’s hydrants are defective – and that’s only part of the problem
A one-year Motor City Muckraker investigation found that the city’s antiquated water system and hydrants are in far worse condition than Detroit was willing to admit.
Video: Detroit fire engine catches fire, ladder truck breaks down
It was another bad day for Detroit’s aging fleet of rigs.