Posts Tagged: Michigan
Detroit Fire Commissioner proposes letting vacant buildings 50% involved burn to the ground. Donald Austin asked to make cut in next year’s budget.
For the second time in a year the commissioner proposes new ways of dealing with fires in vacant structures.
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Must see video: House falls apart during fire in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Complete collapse in vacant house.
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Update to must see video: Dearborn, Michigan firefighters talk about their extemely close call on the roof of burning Fordson Cleaners.
Three firefighters say they didn't know how close they came until they saw the video on the news.
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UPDATED – A must see: It doesn’t get much closer than this. Roof caving in during Dearborn, Michigan fire. Additional video & pictures added.
Fire at Fordson Cleaners in Dearborn.
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Raw video: Auto business & other firms destroyed in Napoleon Township, Michigan fire.
Early video from fire on Thursday.
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Helmet-cam video: Commercial laundry fire in Highland Park, Michigan.
Heavy fire conditions on arrival.
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Helmet-cam: Abandoned duplex in Highland Park, Michigan.
Firefighters ordered out as fire takes off on second floor.
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Pre-arrival video: House fire in Detroit.
House fire at Winthrop and Acacia.
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Pontiac Fire Department in its final hours. After 180 years PFD will be history come tomorrow morning.
Waterford Township now has contract to provide fire service for Pontiac.
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Where’s the outrage in Detroit? ‘Pretty good’ is not the right answer. When is someone going to ask the right questions?
Why isn't Charlie LeDuff doing ambush interviews on this story?
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Fireground audio: Detroit firefighters under attack at fatal fire with rescues try to get police to the scene. DPD says 13 minute response time is ‘acceptable’.
Chief 5: "Central, one way or another I am going to need police on the scene. We are starting to get a crowd of unruly citizens and they are starting to come after the firefighters."
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Pre-arrival video: Forcible entry citizen style at Detroit house fire.
Civilian takes sledge hammer to door of exposure.
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UPDATED – Raw video now added: Detroit couple jump to escape fire before firefighters arrive.
Police and bystanders urge them not to jump.
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Pre-arrival video: Ammunition burning & water issues in Copemish, Michigan house fire.
Video shows firefighter down.
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Video: Steve Redick’s Devil’s Night in Detroit.
Day time action from a handful of fires.
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Update – Detroit accepts 28-year-old tower ladder donated by citizen.
Fire Commissioner Donald Austin say rig is in good shape.
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Pre-arrival video: Commercial fire in Detroit.
Video captures initial operations at office building fire.
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Charlie shows & so does the commissioner. Girl dies in Detroit house fire & there are lots of questions about the fire department response.
New fire commissioner did better than the last ones in handling the bad news but is that good enough?
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TV Station: Union says Detroit apparatus problems cause delays in rescuing child from house fire.
Union president claims TAC unit with disabled pump was first on the scene.
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Let it burn? Just maybe says the Detroit commissioner. Donald Austin handles the topic head-on with Charlie LeDuff & others.
The commissioner explains the risk analysis involved in fighting fires in vacant buildings.
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Must see video: Determined Detroit firefighter makes roof despite fall from ladder & almost losing it on the second attempt.
House fire on Detroit's east side.
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Video: Detroit vacant house fire.
A July 3 fire on Mitchell off of Victoria.
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Must see video: Tanker explosion in Sawyer, Michigan.
Explosion left one firefighter with minor chemical burn.
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Detroit’s new commissioner sets policy on fires in vacants. Austin wants clear sign someone is inside before entering.
Commissioner Austin calls it a "paradigm shift".
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Raw video: Quick knock at house fire not fast enough. Elderly woman dead in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Woman's body found in kitchen of burning home yesterday afternoon.
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