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Dispatch Audio: East Side Firebombing Kills One, Busy Night For Detroit Fire…

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Firebombing Kills One, Multiple Fires

Detroit: Multiple fires kept Detroit Fire busy Thursday morning, The Detroit Fire Department responded to 5 fires between the hours of 1:30AM and 4:00AM. One of those fires claimed the life of a 41 year old father. The fires and dispatch audio of each of those fires is below.

Freud & Navahoe – 1:30AM

Detroit Fire’s 6th Battalion responded to a vacant dwelling fire @ Freud & Navahoe at 1:30AM Thursday morning. Companies experienced hydrant problems on the fire scene.

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Companies: Engines 41 32 52 Ladder 31 Squad 6 Chief 6 DEMS

9590 Whittier-Arson-2:10AM

Detroit Fire’s 9th & 8th Battalions responded to reports of an occupied apartment building fire @ 9590 Whittier at 2:10AM. Battalion Chief 9 called for a 2nd Alarm shortly after arriving, reporting multiple rescues in progress. Battalion Chief 9 also requested an arson car to the scene following information a recently evicted tenant started the fire. DPD’s Arson Car 805 responded.

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Companies on scene: Engines 46 50 58 60 Ladders 20/23 Squads 3/4/6 Battalion Chief’s 9/8 Senior Chief 203 Arson Car 805 DEMS

Mayfield & Chalmers-Fatal Firebombing

Detroit Fire responded to reports of an occupied dwelling fire @ Mayfield & Chalmers early Thursday morning @ 2:30AM. Upon arrival companies found the dwelling fully involved and ordered a defensive posture. Unfortunately a 41 year old father lost his life in this fire, reportedly started when an unknown person threw a firebomb into the dwelling. Arson Car 805 & 810 responded to the fire scene. The structure collapsed during the fire.

Dispatch Audio

Companies on scene: Engines 56 44 Ladder 20 Squad 2 Battalion Chief 8 Arson Cars 805/810 DEMS

Beaverland & Tireman – Arson – 3:30AM

Detroit Fire responded to Beaverland & Tireman on reports of an occupied structure fire at around 3:30AM. Battalion Chief 2 requested arson to scene.

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Companies on scene: Engines 53 55 57 Ladder 27 Squad 1 Battalion Chief 2 DEMS.

Gratiot & Knodell – Commercial – 4:00AM

Detroit Fire responded to Gratiot & Knodell on reports of an occupied commercial building fire @ around 4:00AM.

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Companies on scene: Engines 46 41 52 32 Ladders 31/6 Squads 6/5/4 Chief 9 DEMS

Video: Man attacks another with a crowbar on Detroit’s east side, fail…

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Violence, Lauguage & A Buttcrack

Detroit’s East Side (4:15PM): DPD responded to reports of a pair of guys fighting in the middle of the street @ Charlevoix & Van Dyke Tuesday afternoon, one guy had a crowbar, the other not so much. Originally the dispatch audio stated the dude without the crowbar was unconscious and that’s what I reported. Thankfully, a member of the facebook page sent me a video showing the opposite.

The video was posted on the Facebook Page but was taken down because it violated community standards or some such nonsense. The video is below in all its glory…

Dispatch Audio: DPD Arson Investigating Early Morning Fire At The Opyum Lounge on 8 Mile

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Detroit Fire’s Opyum Lounge Fire

Detroit’s West Side (6:30AM): Detroit Fire was dispatched to 24587 W 8 Mile early this morning on reports of a commercial building fire.

Companies discovered a gasoline can on the roof of the building with fire in the vents. Companies also noted the strong smell of gas on the scene.

Arson investigators were notified by Battalion Chief 4. Dispatch audio is below.

Companies on fire scene: Engines 54 53 57 59 Ladders 25/26 Squads 1/5 Chiefs 2/4 DEMS

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Dispatch Audio: Fatal Shooting on Detroit’s west side, again.

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Fatal Shooting – Pierson & Tireman

Detroit’s West Side (3:42PM): Scouts from DPD’s 6th Precinct were dispatched to Tireman & Pierson on reports of several shots being fired and a person down in a driveway. Units were urged to use caution as multiple 911 calls were being received.

Officer arriving on scene found 1 person down in a driveway with a GSW to the head, DEMS Medic 25 arrived and pronounced the victim deceased.

DPD broadcast information on a blue Ford pickup leaving the scene of the shooting. Later transmissions identified a newer model blue Dodge Ram…

This is a developing incident, I’ll update when information becomes available.

DPD/DEMS Dispatch Audio

Dispatch Audio: DEMS Medic 17 finds 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide on Detroit’s west side

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2 Dead In Possible Murder-Suicide

Detroit’s West Side (9:45AM): Detroit EMS Medic 17 was notified by citizens that a shooting had taken place at the Mobil Gas Station, across from Medic 17’s quarters @ Fenkell & Greenfield.

Upon arrival, DEMS Medic 17 discovered 2 people had been shot and requested a 2nd medic rig to the scene. That request was canceled when Medic 17 notified dispatch that the 2 shooting victims were deceased. DEMS Medic 17 requested DPD to the scene and was given an estimated 5 minute arrival time for scouts.

Moments earlier, DPD was notified of a 911 call stating that someone in the Mobil Gas Station was requesting a unit to the location stating that “someone was trying to kill him and he has a weapon in his pocket, the weapon though can’t be seen.” It’s unknown if the caller is talking about himself or someone else.

DPD is investigating, closing down streets, dealing with large crowds appearing and attempting to sort the situation out. DPD is stating that this was a random shooting by the gunman who, after shooting down another person, committed suicide.

The DPD is still dealing with crowd control issues at the time of this writing.

Detroit EMS/DPD Dispatch Audio

And so it goes…