07/04/16 Detroit, MI – Fire tore through several apartments on three floors of this large apartment building leaving many people displaced. A second alarm was transmitted due to reports of people trapped and the fire conditions on arrival. The fire was brought under control by aggressive firefighting.
07/03/16 Detroit, MI – On the evening of Sunday, July 3 the Nortown Community Development Corporation got a call that there was a fire at the Philetus W. Norris House at 17815 Mount Elliot in Detroit. The house was built in 1873 and was the home of Colonel Philetus W. Norris. Before starting the Village of Norris he made a name for himself as a spy for the North in the Civil War. The house was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It was designated a city of Detroit historic district in 1995.
04/29/14 The Tweed New Haven Airport Triennial Disaster Drilltook place on airport grounds. The scenario was intended to test the airport’s response to an aircraft incident. The drill included a mock plane crash with mass casualties. 1st responders encountered a live-fire scenario as well. Multiple agencies took part in the drill including New Haven fire, East Haven fire, AMR, New Haven PD, East Haven PD, and the state fire marshals office.