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Home»Posts tagged with»ladder truck

Highland Park seeks public’s help after ladder truck destroyed by fire

By Steve Neavling on March 24, 2017   Fire, Headline, posts  

Highland Park seeks public’s help after ladder truck destroyed by fire

Highland Park’s ladder truck was critical to extinguishing fires in large buildings like apartments.

Video: Detroit fire engine catches fire, ladder truck breaks down

By Steve Neavling on December 16, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

Video: Detroit fire engine catches fire, ladder truck breaks down

It was another bad day for Detroit’s aging fleet of rigs.

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.

What can go wrong in a day? A whole lot for the Detroit Fire Department

By Steve Neavling on February 17, 2015   Fire, Headline, posts  

What can go wrong in a day? A whole lot for the Detroit Fire Department

When Detroit firefighters suit up for a run, they have come to expect just about anything.

Up close: More than 100 fires break out over weekend, rivaling Devil’s Night

By Steve Neavling on July 7, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline  

Up close: More than 100 fires break out over weekend, rivaling Devil’s Night

The fires posed a significant challenge to a city dangerously short on firefighters and equipment.

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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