Fire News

Published December 4, 2017

Shelby - Utica News

Firefighters help one of their own pop the question

Saving lives brought a Shelby Township firefighter and a Troy Beaumont ER nurse together.

Published November 14, 2017

Macomb Township Chronicle

Fire destroys home in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Fire Department is investigating a Nov. 11 house fire just north of Hall Road in Macomb Township that has left a family homeless.

Published November 13, 2017

Troy Times

Fire officials investigate garage fire

A fire that started just after 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in the attached garage of a one-story home on Sheffield Street, near 14 Mile and Stephenson Highway, shot flames 15 to 18 feet high.

Published November 7, 2017

Rochester Post

Oakland Township house fire rekindles

Published November 6, 2017

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Man hospitalized after fire at Fraser apartment complex

FRASER — On Monday afternoon, the Fraser Department of Public Safety was investigating a fire that occurred at Fraser Manor Apartments, located in the 31000 block of Fraser Drive. Flames were estimated to have reached 20 feet high.

Published November 6, 2017

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township breaks ground on Fire Station No. 4

Published October 30, 2017

Macomb Township Chronicle

Battery likely culprit in house fire that killed 2 dogs

Published October 30, 2017

Grosse Pointe Times

First responders extinguish 3-alarm fire on Lake Shore Road

Quick reaction by an alert homeowner and an equally quick response from the Public Safety Department kept a chimney fire from destroying a home on Lake Shore Road Monday morning.

Published October 27, 2017

Sterling Heights Sentry

City to celebrate new hospital transport system

Published October 25, 2017

Troy Times

Niles Center catches fire

A 5-year-old girl reportedly alerted her father to a fire in the living room of a home on John B early Oct. 18.

Published October 20, 2017

Warren Weekly

Girl, 5, alerts family to early-morning fire

Published October 20, 2017

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Fire inspector position debated

Published October 20, 2017

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

City Council approves new fire ladder truck purchase

Published October 13, 2017

Warren Weekly

Motel fire under investigation as suspected arson

WARREN — Five people escaped serious injury Oct. 10 thanks to the quick actions of Warren police responding to what was being investigated at press time as a suspicious fire at a motel near Chicago Road and Van Dyke Avenue.

Warren Fire Commissioner Wilburt “Skip” McAdams said fire crews were summoned at 3:13 a.m. to a commercial fire at America’s Best Value Inn & Suites, where they were met by Warren police.

“Police were in the area. They arrived to find fire outside of the apartment, and the fire damaged two units,” McAdams said.

Published October 6, 2017

Madison - Park News

Car catches fire after plowing into home in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — A motorist struck another driver and sent the other driver veering off the road and into a Madison Heights home, with the car catching fire but the driver escaping to safety, according to police.

Now the motorist who started the chain reaction is facing misdemeanor charges.

Published October 4, 2017

Sterling Heights Sentry

Rags infused with chemicals set vacant home ablaze

Chemical-infused or oily rags are being blamed for an early-morning house fire in Sterling Heights, and the Sterling Heights Fire Department is instructing residents on the best way to dispose of those materials.

The blaze reportedly happened around 5:52 a.m. Sept. 24 in the 8800 block of Radner Drive, which is located by Clinton River Road and Canal Road. When firefighters from fire stations 1, 2 and 5 arrived at the scene, they reportedly discovered that the fire had already “vented through the roof,” according to the SHFD.

Published October 3, 2017

Troy Times

Fireproof your home and meet firefighters at open house

TROY — Take a look inside the fire stations and visit with the volunteer firefighters who respond to incidents in local neighborhoods during a Fire Department open house 1-4 p.m. Oct. 8.

“The event gets bigger and better every year,” said Cindy Stewart, city community affairs director. “The residents love it. They bring their families to meet the dedicated firefighters and check out all the state-of-the-art equipment.”

Published October 3, 2017

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

New equipment, history on display at SCS fire open house

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Ninety years ago, St. Clair Shores wasn’t an incorporated city, but it began serving residents with its own Fire Department.

“It’s a big year for us; this is our 90th anniversary,” said firefighter Scott Campbell.

Published October 2, 2017

Woodward Talk

Explosion at building on Hilton Road injures 1

An explosion occurred Oct. 2, resulting in a subsequent fire, at a building on Hilton Road, according to the Ferndale Fire Department.

According to a press release, Ferndale dispatch received numerous 911 calls at approximately 2:52 p.m. about an explosion and fire at 3281 Hilton Road, which is a part of a small strip of businesses.

Published September 26, 2017

Sterling Heights Sentry

Children freed from locked gun safe

Fire crews used some special tools recently to crack a safe that had three children trapped inside.

According to the Sterling Heights Fire Department, fire crews were deployed to the 13000 block of Maidstone Court, near Schoenherr Road and Metropolitan Parkway, at around 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24. The rescue workers were sent to help three kids — two 4-year-olds and a 3-year-old — who became locked inside a newly delivered gun safe on accident, Fire Chief Chris Martin said.