Detroit Fire’s Truck 18 Crashes Responding To False Alarm

DETROIT October 27 2016: Detroit Fire Departments Ladder Truck 18 was involved in an injury motor vehicle accident today. The particulars are unknown but occupants of the civilian vehicle involved were transported by DFD DEMS Medics to Detroit Receiving Hospital. The driver of Ladder Truck 18 was also conveyed to a local hospital by DEMS Medic 16. Local Detroit Fire Photographer @FireAndWeather was on the scene and reported the injuries didn’t appear too serious, but both vehicles were out of service. Ladder Truck 18 had passenger side damage. Initial reports by companies on the scene said no firefighters were injured.

#Detroit Fire's 8th Battalion to Goddard & 7 Mile on reports of a dwelling fire. (Again) https://t.co/JFCVj6UfrA https://t.co/6ca19CBo5J

— The Detroit Scanner (@DetroitScanner) October 27, 2016

#Detroit Fire's Battalion Chief 8 reports Ladder 18 involved in an MVA, no FFs injured, but civilians are. https://t.co/6ca19CBo5J

— The Detroit Scanner (@DetroitScanner) October 27, 2016

Detroit Fire’s Ladder Truck 18 was responding to a reported dwelling fire on 7 Mile & Goddard, an address known to this author as being the scene of a previous false alarm. Companies on scene reported, once again, there was no such address and reported a false alarm.

@DetroitScanner A hair-ball calls in a false alarm and someone ends up collateral damage.

— Jim Gillette (@gillette_jim) October 27, 2016

And so it goes….Stay Frosty Detroit.