A veteran Detroit firefighter died suddenly at his home just hours after completing an overnight shift earlier this month.
A Grosse Pointe Farms man’s stroke could have turned tragic if not for a fortunate accident location and quick-acting emergency medical technicians who helped turn his medical emergency into what his family now calls their “Christmas miracle.”
Discipline has been recommended for three high-ranking officials with the Detroit Fire Department in a payroll fraud investigation months after the Investigators at Local 4 looked into allegations.
Discipline has been recommended for three high-ranking officials with the Detroit Fire Department in a payroll fraud investigation months after the Investigators at Local 4 looked into allegations.
Friendship sparked an unexpected career change for two of Detroit’s newest firefighters, who were among 51 graduates joining the Detroit Fire Department’s ranks Friday.
The Detroit Fire Department said a gas leak inside a vacant home has caused an explosion on the city’s west side.
A house explodes on Detroit’s East Side, killing a woman in her early 40s and injuring a 46-year-old man. It happened just before 3:50 p.m. Saturday in the 19400 block of McCormick, near Moross and I-94.
The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) has confirmed that the body of a man was found by its fireboat crew.
The Detroit Fire Department is currently under scrutiny following a series of incidents, including a recent fire truck crash and allegations of payroll fraud within the department.
Terell Josey, 27, was sentenced for shooting Detroit Fire Department Lt. Frank Dombrowski, 55, at the parking lot of a Shell gas station at the corner of Rochester and East Wattles road in 2021.
Two people were rushed to the hospital, and 12 others have been displaced after an apartment fire on Detroit’s west side.
Many Metro Detroit residents were awakened by an emergency notification early Monday morning after a possible explosion at an apartment complex in Detroit.
Detroit Fire Department launched its DFD Safety Series webinars to help keep residents safe.
Did you know the winter months are a peak time for fire-related deaths? That’s one reason Local 4 is highlighting Fire Prevention Week, which runs from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12.
There are nearly 200 cities receiving funds from the state. Despite being a city that could really use the money, Detroit is not on the list.
Tuesday morning started with a radio call about the Detroit Fire Boat, which was still out of service ahead of the 4th of July holiday boating weekend.
Safety is top of mind ahead of the NFL draft as hundreds of thousands of people descend on Detroit for the three-day event.
When we talk about getting or giving CPR, we don't always think about young people, but Friday, 13 and 14-year-olds aren't just learning how important it is but how they can use it to save the life of someone they know and love.
The Detroit Fire Department is under fire for negligence claims, which has caused the fire commissioner to respond as to why firefighters were ordered out of an apartment fire when the crews were putting water on the fire.
The Highland Park fire chief is furious over a surprising move by Detroit firefighters who were ordered to gather their hoses and depart while a fire raged behind them.
A Detroit emergency medical service paramedic has been placed on unpaid leave after the ambulance he was driving sideswiped three parked vehicles while transporting a patient.
Local 4 has learned more information about why the closest fire engine didn’t respond when an SUV crashed into The Fillmore in downtown Detroit.
The Detroit Fire Department is located around the corner from The Fillmore, which is why it is so confusing why they did not respond when an SUV crashed into the theater downtown.
Detroit city leaders say staff will look into a senior resident’s claim about the damage left to her home after a fire response at a neighboring vacant home in June 2023.
Anyone who recognizes the boy or has any information regarding his parents or guardians is urged to contact the Detroit Police Department’s 8th Precinct at 313-596-5801.
The fire department responded to reports of an explosion at a building in Detroit’s Eastern Market neighborhood on Saturday.
Local 4 spoke to sources within the Detroit Fire Department who are fuming after another truck broke down in the line of duty.
There are questions being raised about issues at the Detroit Fire Department. There are not enough vehicles, rigs are missing equipment, and firefighters are concerned.
A firefighter in Detroit is demanding answers after it took 35 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to transport a man who was having trouble breathing.
The Detroit Fire Department has signed an emergency contract to add to the number of ambulances that will be on the road over the next four months.
A Detroit mother is fighting for her son’s innocence regarding a house fire that took place in 2008, where a firefighter was killed.
A body was found in a vacant lot on Detroit’s west side on Saturday after a fire was extinguished, according to police.
The Detroit Fire Department has denied that there are significant issues, although multiple EMS units are closed daily.
The 34-year-old Detroit Fire Department medic was on the road and apparently didn’t like the actions of another driver during the morning rush. Police say she made displeasure known by firing shots.
A medic from the Detroit Fire Department is facing nine charges after she fired shots at a driver who wouldn’t let her merge into traffic, officials said.
A Detroit Fire Department medic has been arrested in connection to a suspected road rage shooting that took place Friday morning in Redford Township.
Close to collapsing is a two-story building leaning over a Detroit sidewalk, and the city is promising to take action.
A judge had a stern message in court to a 46-year-old man charged in the brutal murder of a 22-year-old Detroit Fire Department intern.
On Tuesday, a Detroit mother pleaded no contest to charges claiming she didn’t tell firefighters her 18-month-old adopted daughter was inside her burning home.
Detroit firefighter will be honored Thursday night at the Above and Beyond ceremony over his heroic housefire save from January.
It has come to my attention that not everyone calls the night before Halloween “Devil’s Night” after a TikTok went viral explaining that we Michiganders might actually be in the minority.
A Detroit firefighter was trapped for hours as other firefighters rushed to get him out after a home collapsed.
On hot days like Saturday, firefighters with heavy coats and police wearing bulletproof vests under their uniforms have it really hard, so precautions need to be taken to make sure they don’t end up in the hospital with heat exhaustion.
A 34-year-old Detroit man is facing numerous charges for his alleged involvement in a house fire that collapsed on firefighters, trapping at least two and injuring eight.
A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Detroit house fire that trapped two firefighters and injured others.
A person of interest linked to an arson at a Detroit home that collapsed on firefighters Thursday is in custody, according to sources.
Eight Detroit firefighters were hospitalized after the collapse of the vacant building seen in the video player above. One of them was trapped under the rubble for two hours as his fellow first responders worked to free him.
Two firefighters have been rescued after they were trapped under debris when a vacant burning building collapsed in Detroit, officials said.
Four firefighters were taken to the hospital and two residents were injured when an SUV collided with a fire truck that was heading to a house fire in Detroit, officials said.
Two men and a woman have been charged in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found wrapped in carpet in the trunk of a burning car, Detroit officials said.
It’s one thing to be a female firefighter. There are not many of them, but what about a female Asian American firefighter? That’s something the DFD hadn’t seen in its 162-year history until Jackie Lam came along.
Mia Radosavac lost her entire family to a house fire in 2018, and she is determined to prevent another family from experiencing a similar tragedy.
Officials with the Detroit Fire Department say a firefighter was trapped for only a minute when a wall collapsed during a house fire.