FIREFIGHTER

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.

Kenneth Isaacson knows all too well – that depending where you are and who you are, the holiday season doesn’t always feel so festive.

A Taylor firefighter suffered second-degree burns Wednesday while he was battling a fire at a business.

It's a question posed by many. This columnist has the definitive answer: Yes. Santa is as real as the nerves a child feels questioning his existence.

Fighting fires is dangerous work -- but it wasn’t a fire that has sidelined a Detroit firefighter for the past seven months. It was COVID.

HIGHLAND PARK, MI – A firefighter was thrown into the air and onto a Michigan freeway when a vehicle struck a fire truck on Sunday evening, WDIV Detroit reports. The Highland Park Fire Department was working to extinguish a vehicle fire on Davidson Freeway near Third Avenue when a vehicle hit the fire truck at the scene, the report said. The firefighter who was thrown in the crash was transported to a local hospital but didn’t appear to have major injuries, the report said. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody and then to a hospital by Michigan State Police. READ MORE:Grand Rapids-area man, 27, dead after rollover crash on U.S. 131Former Cass Tech football player shot at house party in Washington, suspect in custodyFaulty air filter led to fatal plane crash near Howell, investigation determines

Former Farmington Hills firefighter Michael Harvey and his daughter Rachel, were among a handful of good Samaritans springing into action when they noticed an Ann Arbor home going up in flames Saturday night.

Lieutenant Frank Dombrowski has now been identified as the 55-year-old fireman killed in a road rage incident at a Troy gas station Monday night.

Teams are preparing to raze the standing portion of an apartment building that collapsed last week.

The standing portion of the partly collapsed complex will be destroyed as a tropical storm approaches.

A Los Angeles County firefighter shot and killed his colleague this week.

A Los Angeles County firefighter shot and killed his colleague this week.

The gunman is believed to have fled in a pickup truck.

Once firefighters were on the scene, a firefighter fell through the floor, triggering what’s known as a mayday call, but was grabbed as he was falling and was all right, according to the Fire Department’s media office. He was “OK and back on the pipe,” meaning he went back to hosing down the fire, according to a department tweet.

ANN ARBOR – Retired training officer with the Ann Arbor Fire Department, Craig Sidelinger, passed away on Monday morning after a nearly two-year battle with colon cancer. Sidelinger joined AAFD as a firefighter in 2000. He held the position for 10 years before advancing to training officer -- a role he also held for 10 years. According to AAFD, Sidelinger was the longest-serving training officer in the department. “He also helped teach public outreach such as Safety Town, Ann Arbor Ready, and the City Citizen’s Academy.

The Bedford Township Fire Department is now accepting applications for part-time firefighter/ EMTs and part-time firefighter/paramedics to start this spring. The Bedford Township Fire Department is now accepting applications from Bedford Township residents for part-time firefighter/EMTs and part-time firefighter/paramedics to start this spring. Rate of pay is between $16.50 and $18.50 an hour depending on qualifications. All applicants must have State of Michigan Firefighter II and State of Michigan EMT or Paramedic licenses. Applications are due by Jan.14 and can be obtained online at www.bedfordmi.org or by emailing Doug Steinman at dsteinman@bedfordmi.org.

They waited for him to come out and three of them left the Ford and confronted Williams, 65. He pulled out a revolver from his waistband and exchanged gunfire, police said. Williams was hit once in the abdomen and collapsed. The three got back into the car and sped down Artesian Avenue.

Macomb Township firefighter sets off on 140-mile walk to Grand RapidsIf you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

A Lincoln Park firefighter was released from the hospital. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

After a South Carolina firefighter's mother and four siblings were killed by his stepfather, he took a stand against domestic violence. Mark Strassman reports.

A 19-year-old firefighter was pulled alive from the rubble of the devastating explosions in China. New video of Wednesday's explosions in Tianjin shows the devastation. At least 56 people are dead. Katie Stallard with our partners at Sky News reports from Beijing.

Watch: Firefighter falls through roof of burning building Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire that destroyed several units at a Houston, Texas apartment complex. A section of the roof gave way as one firefighter climbed on top of it. According to the captain, the firefighter was not injured. This video has NO AUDIO.