West Bloomfield Fire Department: Working smoke alarm helps save resident on Sweetbriar
Residents urged to test smoke alarms, replace after 10 years
Dave Bartkowiak Jr., Digital Managing Editor
West Bloomfield firefighters respond to a fire at a home Dec. 9, 2021 in the 700 block of Sweetbriar Street. (WDIV)
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The West Bloomfield Fire Department said a working smoke alarm helped alert and save a resident from a fire Thursday night at a home in the 700 block of Sweetbriar Street.
The fire department said the resident was in the basement when they heard the alarm. Here’s the full statement from the fire department:
“Last night at 9:30 pm firefighter/paramedics from all six West Bloomfield fire stations responded to a reported house fire with the homeowner trapped in the basement on the 7000 block of Sweetbriar.
Dispatchers did an outstanding job keeping the resident on the phone, giving them instructions, and relaying the resident’s location to responding firefighters.
Upon arrival, crews forced entry into the home and began to work on rescuing the resident and extinguishing the fire.
The occupant was rescued, transported to Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and the fire was extinguished.
The resident was in the basement at the time of the fire and was alerted by a working smoke alarm. Please be sure to test your smoke alarms. If they are more than 10 years old, replace them! They may save your life!
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.”