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Alligator Outsmarts The Man

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Alligator Takes A Powder After Biting Child

Detroit’s East Side: DPD’s 5th Precinct and DEMS Medic 24 were dispatched to 18300 E Warren, Riverview Health & Rehab, on reports of a child bitten by an alligator. How an alligator ended up in a retirement community is unknown. DEMS Medic 24 was first on the scene and reported the alligator was no longer there. DPD Scouts were canceled.

Sources tell me the alligator was last seen hightailing it towards Belle Isle. Medic 24 took care of the child and all is well. I have no idea how an alligator made it to a retirement community, unless we’re talking a really weird grandparent.

The alligator is still out there…waiting.

Below is the dispatch audio of the great alligator caper…

Alligators are not pets…no wildlife is, please refrain from partaking in such nonsense. Let them live their lives free of our <redacted> stupidity.

Multiple Alarm Apartment Fire April 7 2023

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Detroit Fire’s 4 Alarm Fire La Salle Blvd & W Davison

Detroit 03:42AM April 7 2023: Detroit Fire was called to 13505 La Salle Blvd Friday morning on reports of an occupied apartment building fire. Engine 40 arrived on scene and reported a 4 story (5 Story) apartment building on fire, people jumping from the building.

Companies On Fire Scene: Engines 35 39 30 44 42 34 40 56 Hamtramck Engine 1. Ladder Trucks 7 18 22 17, Squads 2 3 5, Hazmat 1 2, Battalion Chief’s 5 8, Senior Chief 203, Deputy Chief 202, DEMS Medic’s 1 2 3 4 17, DEMS Supervisors 1103 1106 1107 1111, DPD Arson Cars 802 809, Fire Marshal’s 602 608.

4th Alarm Companies were cancelled following a MAYDAY call, members of Engine 39 were unaccounted for but found shortly after the MAYDAY by Senior Chief 203. Companies dispatched and cancelled were Engines 27 33, Ladder Truck 27 & Squad 6.

There were multiple civilian injuries on the fire scene, DEMS conveyed to local hospital. The American Red Cross also arrived on scene for around 17 residents needing assistance.

Michigan State Police are on scene assisting the Detroit Fire Department with a drone for mapping and photos of the fire scene.

The building is a total loss. It doesn’t appear as if any firefighters were injured during the fight. Below dispatch audio is a rather lengthy.

Detroit Fire Dispatch Audio

Double Fatal Fire On Detroit’s East Side

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Elderly Woman & Son Dead Following Fire On Kirby

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit Fire was dispatched to the 3400 Block of Kirby early Friday morning at around 500AM. Detroit Fire’s Squad 3 was notified of the fire by citizen appeal at their station house at Grand Blvd & Moran.

Squad 3 called for a box once they arrived on the fire scene. Squad 3 reported 2 people may be trapped inside burning dwelling. Squad 3 made a quick search of the premises upon arrival.

Companies on Fire Scene:

Engines 9, 41, 46, 17, Ladder Truck 6, Squad 3, Battalion Chief’s 1/5, Senior Chief 203, DEMS Medics 10/14

Engine 46 was the first engine on scene and stretched.

Engine 41 discovered a victim in the basement and that person was evacuated by firefighters. A mention of a younger female with burns was broadcast on the fire scene. Another victim; deceased, was discovered on the 2nd floor by Squad 3 shortly afterward.

Victims were later identified as 96 year old Katherine Hickman and 56 year old Dirk Hickman.

Below is the dispatch audio from the fire scene.

Detroit Fire Dispatch Audio

Detroit Fire Dispatch Audio Kirby Fatal

Dispatch Audio: Detroit Fire MAYDAY on W Hollywood & John R Fire Scene

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82 W Hollywood MAYDAY Fire Scene

Detroit 1240PM July 28 2022: Detroit Fire was dispatch to a dwelling fire at 82 W Hollywood x John R earlier today. Detroit Fire’s Engine 44 had been notified by civilians of a possible fire. Upon arrival, Engine 44 started to stretch on the burning dwelling, asking for the box.

Battalion Chief 8, Engines 40, 56 Ladder Truck 18 and Squad 5 responded. DEMS Medic 18 was also dispatched. DEMS Medic 16, DEMS Supervisors 1103 & 1107 were also dispatched.

(The companies involved are numerous, I’ll update all companies on the fire scene when I get the opportunity to do so)

(I have yet to check DEMS tapes but will do so shortly so everyone involved is annotated in this post)

Battalion Chief 8 reported progress being made when a MAYDAY was called at around 1:35PM by Chief 8. At the time there were multiple firefighters trapped according to dispatch audio, multiple DEMS rigs were ordered. Chief of the Department 200, Deputy Chief 201, Senior Chief 203, Deputy Fire Commissioner 101 and Battalion Chief 5 also responded.

2 firefighters remained trapped and one was extricated by companies ‘in the hole’. Work by firefighters continued until the last firefighter; conscious and breathing, was removed. Detroit Police had MULTIPLE Scout cars on scene to provide an escort to DEMS Medics conveying to DRH Hospital.

Firefighters ‘inside the hole’ had to be ordered out of the hole so fresh firefighters could be rotated in, there appears, according to dispatch, a bit of an issue with them getting out….as one would expect. You don’t leave a brother or sister when they’re down, but orders are orders. At the time of this writing, there were 77 firefighters on the fire scene.

Sources are telling me everyone involved is ok….thankfully.

Below is the dispatch audio of the incident, edited only for gaps in audio.

Full Detroit Fire Dispatch Audio

Dispatch Audio: Fatal Double Shooting on Detroit’s east side, victims pulled from burning dwelling by Detroit Fire.

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Victims Pulled From Burning Dwelling By Detroit Fire

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit Fire was dispatched to the 7000 block of Frederick earlier this morning at around 557AM. Upon arrival, companies found the single family dwelling on fire. Engine 46 stretched on the burning dwelling upon arrival. Squad 3 notified Central Dispatch victims had been found and were being extricated from the dwelling.

Both victims suffered from multiple gunshot wounds, conveyed to DRH by Detroit EMS where they succumbed to their injuries. Sources are reporting they were father and son.

Companies on scene: Detroit Fire Engines 9, 46, 41, 32 Ladder Truck 6, Squad 3, Battalion Chief 1, Senior Chief 203 DEMS Medics 12, 15, DEMS Supervisors 1104, 1107, DPD’s 7th Precinct, DPD Arson.

Detroit Fire-Detroit EMS Dispatch Audio