squads – Motor City Muckraker

Finally! Detroit Fire Department to buy new aerial ladder trucks, squads, pumpers

By Steve Neavling on June 24, 2016 Fire, Headline

Just days after Motor City Muckraker reported that the purchase of the rigs had become entangled in bureaucratic delays, the city gave the Fire Department the green light to begin accepting bids for new rigs this month.

Bureaucratic delays prevent purchase of desperately needed fire trucks in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on June 9, 2016 Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline

“It’s ridiculous. We simply don’t have enough rigs to cover the city,” said Mike Nevin, president of the Detroit Fire Firefighters Association.

60+ fires broke out overnight on July 4 in Detroit, surpassing Devils’ Night

By Steve Neavling on July 6, 2015 Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts

So many fires broke out that Detroit ran out of trucks to respond, leaving the city dangerously unprotected.