Box Alarm Archives - Motor City 911 https://www.motorcity911.com/tag/box-alarm/ Detroit Police, Fire & Severe Weather Incidents Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:49:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 118838376 Dispatch Audio: Injury Accident Involving Detroit Police & DEMS, Fatal Fire In Detroit https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-injury-accident-involving-detroit-police-dems-fatal-fire-in-detroit/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 13:51:26 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=14240 Injury Traffic Accident Involving Detroit Police & Detroit EMS Detroit November 10, 2018: Detroit Police and Detroit EMS were involved in an injury traffic collision Saturday night. Details on the accident aren’t known at this time, but Detroit Fire Squads had to extricate victims from the vehicles. The extent of injuries are also unknown. The […]

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Detroit November 10, 2018: Detroit Police and Detroit EMS were involved in an injury traffic collision Saturday night. Details on the accident aren’t known at this time, but Detroit Fire Squads had to extricate victims from the vehicles. The extent of injuries are also unknown. The collision between the 10th Precinct unit and DEMS Medic 26 occurred on Detroit’s west side @ Chicago & Linwood. Below is the dispatch audio of the incident. The audio has been heavily edited for time and content unrelated to the incident.

Edit: Reports indicate 1 police officer is in stable condition, the other in temp serious condition. The 2 Detroit EMS techs are in temp serious condition. The patient being conveyed in the ambulance, a 35 year old male, is in stable condition.

 

Fatal Fire On Detroit’s West Side

Detroit November 10, 2018: Detroit Fire responded to an occupied structure fire on Detroit’s west side Saturday evening. Detroit Fire’s 5th Battalion fought the fire @ Lawrence & Petoskey and found 2 victims inside the residence. One of both of the victims died as a result. Details on the deaths are unknown at this time. Detroit Fire companies on the scene experienced water hydrant and water pressure problems while fighting the fires. Detroit Police were dispatched to the scene due to unruly citizens and an arson car was also dispatched to the scene. Below is dispatch audio from the incident. The audio has been heavily edited for time and content unrelated to the incident.

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]]> 14240 House Fire On Detroit’s West Side Claims 1, Injures Another https://www.motorcity911.com/house-fire-detroits-west-side-claims-1-injures-another/ Sat, 02 Dec 2017 21:50:14 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=13925 1 Dead Following House Fire On Detroit’s West Side Detroit’s West Side December 2 2017: An early morning fire claimed the life of 1 and injured another on Saturday morning. Detroit Fire’s Engine 30 was dispatch to Cherrylawn & Elmhurst for an “activated fire alarm” this morning at around 10:30am. Shortly after dispatching Engine 30, […]

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Detroit’s West Side December 2 2017: An early morning fire claimed the life of 1 and injured another on Saturday morning. Detroit Fire’s Engine 30 was dispatch to Cherrylawn & Elmhurst for an “activated fire alarm” this morning at around 10:30am.

Shortly after dispatching Engine 30, Detroit Fire’s Central Dispatch notified Engine Company 30 that they were responding to a dwelling fire. Central Dispatch immediately upgraded the alarm and dispatched additional companies to the fire.

 

On arrival, Engine Company 30 advised dispatch that there were civilians trapped inside the dwelling. 1 civilian was discovered outside and administered first aid by Detroit EMS medics.

A subsequent search of the dwelling discovered another victim in bed in an upstairs bedroom.

The Detroit Fire Department dispatched a department chaplain to the scene.

The departments Senior Chief 203 and DPD Arson were also sent.

Ages and names of the victims haven’t been released.

 

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]]> 13925 Fatal Fire In Highland Park – Dispatch Audio https://www.motorcity911.com/fatal-fire-highland-park-dispatch-audio/ https://www.motorcity911.com/fatal-fire-highland-park-dispatch-audio/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:22:32 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=13904 12 Year Old Boy Dies In Highland Park Blaze Highland Park, Michigan: 0500am November 20 2017 – Fatal house fire in Highland Park, Michigan. Companies from the Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park Fire Departments were called to the 200 block of Connecticut in Highland Park early Monday morning on reports of an occupied dwelling fire. […]

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12 Year Old Boy Dies In Highland Park Blaze

Highland Park, Michigan: 0500am November 20 2017 – Fatal house fire in Highland Park, Michigan. Companies from the Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park Fire Departments were called to the 200 block of Connecticut in Highland Park early Monday morning on reports of an occupied dwelling fire.

Arriving companies found the 2 story dwelling fully involved.

Detroit Fire’s Central Dispatch had advised responding companies that 2 civilians might still be inside the burning house.

Searches were conducted and a 12 year old boy was found in an attic bedroom by 8th Battalion firefighters from Engine 44.

The 12 year old boy succumbed to his injuries and a young girl was injured, her condition is unknown.

Engine 35 issued a disposition of “undetermined” as the cause of the fire. Highland Park fire investigators continue to investigate.

Detroit, Hamtramck & Highland Park Fire Department Companies On The Fire:

Hamtramck Fire Ladder 1
Highland Park Fire Engine 1
Highland Park Fire Engine 3
Detroit Fire Engine 35
Detroit Fire Engine 44
Detroit Fire Engine 40
Detroit Fire Engine 56
Detroit Fire Ladder 18
Detroit Fire Squad 5
Detroit Fire Battalion Chief 8

Full Detroit Fire Department Dispatch Audio

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]]> https://www.motorcity911.com/fatal-fire-highland-park-dispatch-audio/feed/ 0 13904 Dispatch Audio: Early Morning Fire Injures 4 On Detroit’s West Side https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-early-morning-fire-injures-4-detroits-west-side/ https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-early-morning-fire-injures-4-detroits-west-side/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:17:10 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=13438 Dispatch Audio Detroit-West Side 3:40AM: Companies of the 5th Battalion responded to reports of a 2 story flat fire with civilians trapped early this am. The fire scene was W Euclid & 14th St. 4 civilians were injured. Companies Responding: Battalion Chief 5, Engine 39, Engine 17, Engine 35, Ladder Truck 7,  Squad 4, DEMS […]

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Detroit-West Side 3:40AM: Companies of the 5th Battalion responded to reports of a 2 story flat fire with civilians trapped early this am. The fire scene was W Euclid & 14th St. 4 civilians were injured.

Companies Responding: Battalion Chief 5, Engine 39, Engine 17, Engine 35, Ladder Truck 7,  Squad 4, DEMS Medic 1 (Transported 4)  and DEMS Medic 2 (Standby).

Early Morning Fire Injures 4 In Detroit’s West Side.

Detroit— An early-morning fire at a two-family home on Detroit’s west side forced a teenage boy to jump from a second story window Friday, fire officials said.

The fire was reported around 3:40 a.m. on the 2200 block of West Euclid Avenue.

The 13-year-old boy, along with his 5-day-old sibling, 34-year-old mother and a 19-year-old woman all suffered smoke inhalation and were hospitalized, Detroit Deputy Fire Commissioner David Fornell said.

The teenage boy also sustained lacerations to his arm from the jump.

Three residents in the first floor unit of the house escaped unharmed.

Fornell said the fire is believed to have started in the second floor kitchen but it remains under investigation.

“It appears that the fire was confined to the kitchen area,” Fornell said

Detroit News

 

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]]> https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-early-morning-fire-injures-4-detroits-west-side/feed/ 0 13438 Dispatch Audio: Multiple Alarm Fatal Fire March 8 2017 https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-multiple-alarm-fatal-fire-march-8-2017/ https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-multiple-alarm-fatal-fire-march-8-2017/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:02:36 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=13180 Dispatch Audio: 5 Dead & 4 Injured In Deadly Detroit Blaze UPDATE: Suspect In Custody video via Alex Fire Chaser @fireandweather Detroit: Dispatch audio from today’s multiple alarm on Detroit’s east side. A fire broke out earlier today at around 1:30PM @ 10521 Whittier. Battalion Chief 9 and the 9th Battalion were dispatched to Whittier […]

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UPDATE: Suspect In Custody

video via Alex Fire Chaser @fireandweather

Detroit: Dispatch audio from today’s multiple alarm on Detroit’s east side. A fire broke out earlier today at around 1:30PM @ 10521 Whittier.

Battalion Chief 9 and the 9th Battalion were dispatched to Whittier & Beaconsfield on reports of a dwelling fire. Engine 58 made the scene and started putting water on the fire (stretching).

Battalion Chief 9 requested a 2nd alarm @ 1:37PM. There were reports of trapped civilians with some civilians “jumping from windows”. Detroit EMS was also dispatched to the fire scene.

Companies assigned to the multiple alarm fire scene:

Battalion Chief 9, Battalion Chief 1, Senior Chief 203, Chief of Department 200, Deputy Chief 201, Fire Marshall 608, Detroit Police Arson Cars 801 & 809, Engines 41, 46, 50, 58, Highland Park Engine 1, Ladder Trucks 17, 18, 23, Squads 2, 3 & 6. Multiple Detroit Medic Units were also on scene. 2 medics transported the injured to the hospital with Medic’s 24 & 12 remaining on scene for standby.

Multiple fatalities were recorded. At last count there were 5 fatalities and 4 injured.

Detroit Police evidence techs were also dispatched to the scene for a “fatal arson” scene. DPD did take a person of interest into custody following the fire, later arrested for the arson.

More Info Here: The Detroit News

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]]> https://www.motorcity911.com/dispatch-audio-multiple-alarm-fatal-fire-march-8-2017/feed/ 0 13180 Detroit’s Devils Night 2016. 3 Nights of Gas Fumes https://www.motorcity911.com/detroits-devils-night-2016-3-nights-gas-fumes/ https://www.motorcity911.com/detroits-devils-night-2016-3-nights-gas-fumes/#respond Sun, 30 Oct 2016 04:08:49 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=12062 DETROIT October 29 2016: Tonight is the start of the legendary Devil’s Night in Detroit. It’s had bad years and good years, relatively speaking of course. It’s started off slow tonight with only a couple of trash fires, a kitchen fire and a dead body in a basement. Not exactly what you’d expect from a […]

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]]> 4775-200DETROIT October 29 2016: Tonight is the start of the legendary Devil’s Night in Detroit. It’s had bad years and good years, relatively speaking of course. It’s started off slow tonight with only a couple of trash fires, a kitchen fire and a dead body in a basement. Not exactly what you’d expect from a legendary night. There’s a number of reasons why I’m guessing, citizens having had enough and forming groups of Angels Night volunteers, a neighborhood watch movement started a few years ago. In addition to the volunteers, the Detroit Police Department has a number of units out assigned to task forces created to stop arsons in the city. That’s all well and good, it’s better to have no fires that box alarms dropping every 2 minutes, which has happened.

Day 1 of the 2016 Devil’s Night ended kind of, what’s the word, flaccid? No, that’s probably wrong but it certainly wasn’t as bad as previous years. I was able to hold on until around 4:00am, then passed out. A couple of fires broke out but certainly nothing major. Alex over at @FireandWeather was able to post a couple of short Periscope videos while prowling Detroit streets. You can find his Periscope account here. A fire on Rochelle & Celestine and another on Maiden & Roseberry, both on Detroit’s NE side. You can hear firefighters sigh of relief all the way here. Previous Devil’s Nights saw many more fires so a breather; not unlike last years, is welcome in all the firehouses. Motor City Muckraker is reporting 11 dwellings and 2 building fires last night/this morning. On to Day/Night/Morning 2.

“The number of fires on Devils’ Night have been steadily declining since the 1990s. Last year, the city had fewer fires on Devils’ Night than any year since the 1970s.” – Motor City Muckraker

Graph via Motor City Muckraker

Graph via Motor City Muckraker

 

October 30 2016 – Day/Night 2 of Detroit’s Devil’s Night 2016

October 29 2016 – Day/Night 1 of Detroit’s Devil’s Night 2016

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]]> https://www.motorcity911.com/detroits-devils-night-2016-3-nights-gas-fumes/feed/ 0 12062 Local Fire Photographer & Firefighters Attacked on Fire Scene https://www.motorcity911.com/local-fire-photographer-firefighters-attacked-fire-scene/ https://www.motorcity911.com/local-fire-photographer-firefighters-attacked-fire-scene/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:07:19 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=11967 DETROIT October 25 2016: What started off as a crazy day for Detroit Firefighters on Tuesday ended up going full-tilt nuts in the evening. Detroit Fire’s 6th & 9th Battalions were dispatched to Detroit’s east side on reports of multiple dwellings on fire. The 6th Battalion made the fire scene at Molena & Van Dyke […]

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photog-1-motorcity911DETROIT October 25 2016: What started off as a crazy day for Detroit Firefighters on Tuesday ended up going full-tilt nuts in the evening. Detroit Fire’s 6th & 9th Battalions were dispatched to Detroit’s east side on reports of multiple dwellings on fire. The 6th Battalion made the fire scene at Molena & Van Dyke at around 11:00PM Tuesday evening. At 11:10PM Chief 6 requested the Detroit Police Department on scene for traffic control. 14 minutes later at 11:24PM Battalion Chief 9 reported firefighters were being attacked by a knife wielding man and they needed a scout FAST!. (FULL Audio of Incident Above) Numerous requests were made until the Detroit Police had a unit available. A couple of different precincts attempted to get police units to the scene but Detroit is a busy place at night, police units come at a premium. The police eventually showed up and the scene became secure, crickets were cricketing again….for a little while anyway.

Meanwhile, a short distance away,  local Fire Photography “buff” Alex (@FireAndWeather) and a friend were enjoying the sights and sounds of the fire scene. Alex and his friend were doing what fire photographers do, taking photographs and video of Detroit firefighters in action. Unfortunately, for Alex’s friend, he caught the attention of our knife wielding homeowner on a tear and became the prey. The East Side Slasher came after “the friend” and chased him down the sidewalk, screaming obscenities as he went. The “friend” can be seen doing a pretty good “moon walk” while the knife wielding perp chased him down the sidewalk and away from the scene. The whole episode was captured on Periscope by Alex on is #Periscope account, @AlexFireChaser. Thankfully, Alex’s friend is fleet of foot and was able to extricate himself from the situation without a poke.

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Firefighters were also under attack by this East Side Slasher and throughout Alex’s video the knife wielding knucklehead can be heard yelling at anyone and anything within shouting distance. At one point, he can be heard screaming at a tree “Whatcha gonna do! Whatcha gonna do!”.  By this time, the DPD scout had left the scene to deal with something a little more pressing and the situation once again became out of control. A second request for a DPD scout was made by Battalion Chief 6 at 11:49PM and 43 minutes later the police once again saved the day, or morning as it were. A handgun was also recovered by firefighters and turned over to the DPD at that time.

It’s said the attacker was later arrested by the Detroit Police and given a nice warm bed and a cup of cocoa at the Detroit Detention Center.

Thankfully no one was hurt and everyone went home happy…except for Alex’s friend who will NEVER go on a fire scene with Alex again.

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Stay Frosty Detroit.

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dfdambDETROIT October 25 2016: The Detroit Fire Department has had a rough 36 hours. 5 of their firefighters have been conveyed to local hospitals due to injuries suffered on fire scenes. A suspicious fire on Monday at an abandoned apartment building saw the first 3 injured firefighters. Those injured firefighters were conveyed by Detroit EMS for injuries ranging from back issues to burns.

On Tuesday afternoon at 3:17PM, a Detroit firefighter was injured battling a suspicious in origin fire at Ashton & Westfield on Detroit’s NW side. Battalion Chief 2 advised central dispatch that he had an injured firefighter that needed medical attention. Detroit EMS was already on standby at the scene of the fire and conveyed the injured firefighter to Detroit Receiving Hospital. The firefighter’s injuries are unknown.

7:52PM on Tuesday evening saw the 5th Detroit firefighter experience an injury at a suspicious fire in Detroit’s NE on Rossini & Rex. Battalion Chief 9 reported to central dispatch that he required a Detroit EMS Unit for an injured firefighter on scene. The DEMS unit on scene had been released earier by Chief 9. Detroit EMS Unit 24 responded and conveyed the injured firefighter to St John’s Hospital on Moross Rd in NE Detroit. The firefighters injuries are unknown.

All three fires were suspicious in origin. October’s “Devil’s Night” or “Angel’s Night” as its called these days, does historically see an uptick in suspicious/arson fires. These arson fires usually begin to appear in the last week of October. This year seems no different, except for the injuries to the men and women tasked with protecting the populace. Theoretically, those responsible for these fires; if caught, could be criminally charged for the injuries incurred by the firefighters.

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]]> https://www.motorcity911.com/firefighter-5-detroit-firefighters-injured-36-hours/feed/ 0 11950 3 Detroit Firefighters Injured in Early Morning Blaze https://www.motorcity911.com/3-detroit-firefighters-injured-in-early-morning-blaze/ Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:24:18 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=11906 DETROIT October 24, 2016: 3 Detroit Firefighters were injured this morning fighting a fire at an abandoned multi family dwelling on Detroit’s north end. Detroit Fire dispatched the 5th Battalion around 8:30am to 526 Harmon on reports of a dwelling fire. Battalion Chief 5 was first on scene and reported the first engine would be […]

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DETROIT October 24, 2016: 3 Detroit Firefighters were injured this morning fighting a fire at an abandoned multi family dwelling on Detroit’s north end. Detroit Fire dispatched the 5th Battalion around 8:30am to 526 Harmon on reports of a dwelling fire. Battalion Chief 5 was first on scene and reported the first engine would be stretching.

DFD companies experienced pressure issues while battling the flames in both the basement and on the second floor of the building.

Those issues were quickly mitigated and the fight continued. Fire was reported in the walls of the structure while working their way up to the attic. At 9:15am, Battalion Chief 5 reported 2 firefighters were injured and Detroit Medics 2 & 1 conveyed those 2 firefighters to Detroit Receiving Hospital on St Antoine St. 1 firefighter experienced a back injury while the other had burns to the face. It’s unknown how they received the injuries nor the extent of the injuries suffered. A 3rd Detroit firefighter experienced a back injury later during the firefight and was also conveyed to DRH by Detroit Medic 10.

Battalion Chief 5 then requested 2 additional companies and an additional Detroit Medic unit to the incident scene. Detroit Fire’s Senior Chief 203 also responded to scene although he didn’t assume command. Battalion Chief 5 remained the incident commander.

At 10:35am, Battalion Chief 5 terminated incident command on the box alarm and handed the IC to companies on the scene. Chief 5 then advised central dispatch that he was en route to Detroit Receiving Hospital to check on his injured firefighters.

DFD Ladder 7 reported a disposition of 021 (Suspicious Origin) and advised central dispatch that DPD Arson Car would remain on scene.

I’ll update when updates are available.

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]]> 11906 5 Suspected Arsons Hit Detroit’s East Side Within Hours https://www.motorcity911.com/5-suspected-arsons-hit-detroits-east-side-within-hours/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:47:46 +0000 http://www.motorcity911.com/?p=11811 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_text]DETROIT NEWS: In a span of 2 1/2 hours Tuesday morning Detroit firefighters battled five fires they believed were caused by an arsonist on the city’s east side. “It’s reminiscent of what […]

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“It’s reminiscent of what we see leading up to Devil’s Night where the weather is good,” said Capt. Mike Nevin of the Detroit Fire Department. “They choose to burn at different times which is hard to police. … I would bet the same person lit these fires today.” There were no reported injuries in the fires, which may have involved unoccupied houses.

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“We never call anything vacant until we do the best we can to search what we can,” Nevin said.

The string of fires started around 10 a.m. as crews battled an accidental fire in the 1400 block of Chene. Firefighters were called to a house in the 19000 block of Queen Street, followed by a blaze a mile and a half away in the 14000 block of Tacoma. With a spacing of about 30 minutes between each fire, firefighters were also called to blazes in the area of Gratiot and Fordham, Joann and McNichols and the 13700 block of Liberal, Nevin said. The fires come one day after Mayor Mike Duggan asked for residents to volunteer for Angels’ Night patrols, the city’s anti-arson effort, Oct. 29-31.

Last year there was a record low of 52 fires — 23 of them suspicious — from Oct. 29-31.

Nevin said despite a depletion of manpower Tuesday, crews worked swiftly to put out each fire with no break. A string of arsons fires poses a risk to firefighters and the public, he said.

“Thank God there wasn’t an issue of a rescue,” he said. “There could be a delayed response due to heavy arson in the area. It could have been tragic.”

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