Fire department cover-up? Suspicious crash, protocols bypassed
Is the Detroit Fire Department covering up for Deputy Chief Robert Shinske, who previously was suspended for driving his city-issued SUV to a bar?
Video: Detroit fire engine catches fire, ladder truck breaks down
It was another bad day for Detroit’s aging fleet of rigs.
Numerous fire engines & trucks break down after Duggan administration denies problems
On the day that Mayor Mike Duggan’s administration disputed our 18-month investigation into the city’s dangerously defective fire engines and ladder trucks, at least four rigs broke down.
Detroit reveals plan to fix Fire Department, but is it enough?
Long-awaited help is on the way for the beleaguered Detroit Fire Department.
Second-alarm fire in Detroit apartment leaves downtown, east side woefully underprotected
Making matters worse, two chiefs couldn’t respond because their trucks wouldn’t start.
Detroit’s fire stations lose power; some rigs stuck, and no fuel available
This is a very serious situation because the Fire Department fights more than a dozen house and building fires a day.
Detroit Fire Department ran out of rigs to respond to emergencies; 3 firefighters injured
It was a frigid, frustrating and overwhelming 14 hours for Detroit’s exhausted firefighters.
Deadly firebombing caps wild 3-day Angels’ Night
Perhaps most eye-opening wasn’t the number of fires but the fallouts from budget cuts.