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Home»Posts tagged with»Response time

Saving lives: EMS response times plummet under Mayor Duggan’s watch

By Steve Neavling on April 16, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Saving lives: EMS response times plummet under Mayor Duggan’s watch

For the first time in decades, the city is sending firefighters to medical scenes.

2 people severely burned after victim set afire in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on September 11, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire  

2 people severely burned after victim set afire in Detroit

The first ambulance took at least 12 minutes to arrive.

Hazardous fire in Detroit burns at least 80 minutes before residents warned

By Steve Neavling on July 5, 2014   Crime & Fire, Fire, Investigations  

Hazardous fire in Detroit burns at least 80 minutes before residents warned

Heavy yellow and orange smoke spewed from a burning Family Dollar on Detroit’s east side late Saturday afternoon.

Man Who Spent 16 Years Falsely Imprisoned Dies Waiting 45 Minutes for EMS

By Steve Neavling on January 14, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Man Who Spent 16 Years Falsely Imprisoned Dies Waiting 45 Minutes for EMS

Dwight Love suffered from a pulmonary condition that he contracted while behind bars.

Dispatch system fails, disrupting emergency calls in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on August 20, 2013   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, Police, posts  

Dispatch system fails, disrupting emergency calls in Detroit

A similar crash in July prompted Police Chief Craig to pledge the problem would never happen again

Elderly woman’s house burns for 21 minutes before strapped Detroit Fire Department responds

By Steve Neavling on January 20, 2013   City Government, Crime & Fire, Fire, Mayor's Office, posts  

Elderly woman’s house burns for 21 minutes before strapped Detroit Fire Department responds

From Saturday night through this morning, fires far outpaced the number of firefighters who were able to respond.

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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