This was a box with 6 engines assigned at St John and Apple, a vacant 2-flat. Heavy fire in the rear and attic … narrowly kept from consuming both exposures. Access to the rear in Detroit is very iffy as there really are no passable alleys. Some good use of handlines and a master stream minimized the potential of several buildings becoming involved. Some interesting chunky smoke pictures from the attic.
While sitting outside 50 we saw the smoke from this job in the sky. Eng 60 spotted it and beat us to the scene by a minute or so. Vacant, apparently started as rubbish but involved a good portion of the dwelling. Too bad it was so overgrown and we couldn’t see much. Nice photo of Eng 50 and some roof work too.
This was the first box of the day on October 11, 2015 in Detroit. I was on the other side of town and it took a little time to get there. Engine 33 was only a few blocks away and had heavy fire showing from the attic. A real nice save as the frames on both sides were occupied and sustained minimal damage. It can’t be seen from the front but most of the house behind the facade collapsed in the rear and the damage was much worse than what it looks like. You can also see the old and the new engine styles with Engine 33 being the newer edition. Over the three days I was in town, there were at least 5 occupied structure fires, two of which had transports for civilians with burns or smoke inhalation. Overnight on the 11th, there were at least six Box Alarms that I could count but none of which were going throughout. On Saturday afternoon, Engines 50 and 60 had two workers within an hour and a half but I couldn’t get to either of them in time for anything of photographic value. Overall, a very busy weekend in Detroit but no commercial buildings and no alarms above the box.
07/06/15 Detroit, MI – On our way back from a false alarm we saw a loom up in the sky and came across this large outside rubbish fire at 7774 Bryden with Engine 42. They requested a truck and stretched.
07/06/15 Detroit, MI – East side companies found this three-story, wood-frame at 8304 St. Cyrill vacant going throughout. Companies went offensive due to the close proximity of a similar sized number two exposure. Engines 46 and 50 both dumped their monitors as companies deployed hand lines.
Detroit 2nd alarm Commercial Building 19161 Schaefer
04/28/15 Detroit, MI – Shortly before 7pm, this fire broke out in the Church of God in Christ. First-due companies noted that they could see it. Companies arrived and found fire through the roof of this two-story, commercial building. Chief Four transmitted a second alarm on the box. Companies went defensive and quickly knocked down the heavy fire.
On Sunday May 25th 2015, Detroit 1st Battalion companies responded to a report of a unknown fire in the area of the I-75 & I-375 interchange. Engine 1 arrived on the scene and reported an overturned tanker truck fully-involved. Engine 1 assumed incident command and requested extra companies for water supply. A Hazmat Level II was declared.
The Marathon Refinery Fire Department was requested for their foam rig. Water supply was established. Crews attempted fire attack with Engine 1’s monitor until foam units arrived. Companies operated on the scene for several hours to bring this incident under control. Engines 1/9/27, Ladder 6, Squad 3, Hazmat 1, and Chief 1 responded with additional assistance from the Marathon Refinery. The cause of the incident is under investigation and there were no injuries.
