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.

In August 2020, Detroit Fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson rushed into the Detroit River to rescue three children struggling to stay afloat.

DETROIT – A Detroit firefighter is being questioned by police after a shooting at a home on Barton Street. The official word from the department is that a city employee is being detained and questioned. Multiple sources confirmed that an on-duty firefighter received a text from a woman he is involved with and he left the fire house at Mt. All the parties that are involved in this are being detained and being questioned,” said Detroit Police Cmdr. It’s unclear exactly what led to a shooting inside the home but that firefighter is suspected of shooting one of the other men in the head.