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Detroit EMS Medic Involved In Accident While Transporting Cardiac Arrest Patient

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DEMS Medic 3 Struck @ Pembroke & Schaefer

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit EMS Medic 3 was struck early this morning around 4:00AM while transporting an elderly patient in cardiac arrest to Sinai-Grace Hospital. Detroit Fire’s Engine 30 & DEMS Medic 3 had been dispatched to Ardmore & Norfolk on reports of an elderly male in cardiac arrest.

While transporting the patient to Sinai-Grace, DEMS Medic 3 was struck by a vehicle at Pembroke & Schaefer. Both Engine 30 & DEMS Medic 3 notified dispatch and a DEMS supervisor and an additional Medic (18) were dispatched to the accident scene.

Detroit Police evidence techs were later dispatched to Sinai-Grace Hospital to process DEMS Medic 3’s rig and also to Pembroke & Schaefer to process the civilian vehicle involved in the collision.

There were no injuries to DEMS Medic 3’s technicians or to the driver of the vehicle that struck them, according to dispatch tapes.

The fate of the conveyed cardiac arrest patient is unknown.

DPD’s 10th Precinct, Detroit Fire Engine 30, DEMS Medic 3, DEMS Medic 18 & DEMS Supervisor 1105.

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Detroit Fire’s Engine 56 Finds Body Inside Burned Vehicle

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Body Found Inside Vehicle – Albany & Hamlet

Detroit’s East Side: Detroit Fire’s Engine 56 discovered a body inside a burned out vehicle early Friday morning around 4:45AM. Engine 56 was dispatched to the vehicle fire at Hamlet & Albany and found a body burned beyond recognition. Detroit Police Arson was notified of the discovery.

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Chesterfield Man Dies In Early Morning I-94 & M-10 Traffic Accident

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Detroit: At approximately 1:00AM Monday morning, Detroit Fire, Detroit EMS and the Michigan State Police were dispatched to the W/B I-94 to N/B M10 ramp on reports of a traffic accident. Detroit Fire’s Engine 17 and Squad 2 were first to reach the accident. Companies discovered a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a bridge, ejecting the driver. DEMS Medic 20 pronounced the driver deceased on scene.

via Michigan State Police: On 7/15 at approximately 1:00AM, troopers responded to the W/B I 94 to the N/B M-10 ramp for a crash. Initial investigation revealed a black charger lost control when it entered onto the ramp from W/B I 94 to N/B M-10.

The Charger went on to the grass, struck a raised manhole cover and went airborne, striking the bridge. The driver was ejected onto the underside of the bridge slope.

The vehicle continued downward on struck a bridge pylon. The male driver was killed in the crash. The driver in this crash has been identified as a 43 year old male from Chesterfield.

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Detroit Fire Department 1927 Packard Ambulance Restored

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STERLING, Virginia (NBC Washington) – An ambulance thought lost to history has been resurrected thanks to the passion of one local man and a team of experts at Sterling Hot Rods.

The one-of-a-kind Packard ambulance was first donated to the Detroit Fire Department back in 1927 by a local philanthropist, where it was used for about 30 years. Many assumed the ambulance was scrapped after it outlived its usefulness.

But in 1974, Brant “Doc” Vitek discovered the rusted ambulance at a Pennsylvania car show for $2,000.

He bought it, always expecting to bring back the vehicle’s grandeur, but the ambulance languished for another half-century.

Finally, Vitek found some help in 2016.

After three years of work, Sterling Hot Rods helped refurbish the ambulance — and they even made it driveable.

Tom Sweeten, who helped lead the repair process, was emotional thinking about how happy the project made Vitek.

I’ll never forget when I first started and the smile on his face,” Sweeten told News4. “He was a really happy guy.”

Despite years of disuse, the ambulance still has its original fenders, wheels, bumpers, steering wheel, dashboard and more.

Retired Detroit firefighter Cheryl Fox now tracks the history of the department, and she was shocked to find out the ambulance still exists.

“I was literally jumping up and down like a kid I was so excited,” Fox said. “It’s such a unique piece of Detroit fire history.”

Vitek plans to take the ambulance to car shows now that it’s running again.

As for how much it cost?

“I wouldn’t want to say because my wife is probably gonna see this,” he said

Dispatch Audio: Body, Weapons Found On West Side Fire Scene

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Body Found In Burning Vehicle

Oakfield & Trojan Fire Scene on Detroit’s West Side

Detroit’s West Side: Detroit Fire’s Engine 53 responded to the 20000 block of Oakfield early this afternoon on reports of a vehicle fire. The call was quickly upgraded to a Box Alarm, dwelling fire, for the 4th Battalion of the DFD.

Firefighters found the vehicle fire had extended to a vacant dwelling and the first company on the scene, Engine 53, made a fast attack on the blaze.

Subsequent searches found weapons in the basement of the dwelling and a body burned beyond recognition inside the vehicle.

Officer’s from the 8th Precinct and arson were dispatched to the scene.

Edit: Battalion Chief 4, Engine 54 & Squad 1 later returned to the fire scene, requested by the Detroit Police Department.

Detroit Fire 4th Battalion: Engines 53 30 54, Ladder Truck 25, Squad 1, Battalion Chief 4 & DEMS Medic 3

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