Mayor Mike Duggan has appointed Chuck Simms as Detroit’s interim fire commissioner.

Detroit is set to conduct a national search for a new executive fire commissioner with the pending departure of current commissioner Eric Jones.

A national search has begun for a new Executive Fire Commissioner for the Detroit Fire Department as Commissioner Eric Jones departs.

Planet Fitness is donating and will help install treadmills and stationary bicycles in each of Detroit’s 38 firehouses.

Several ambulances in Detroit are sitting idle as the city faces an emergency services staffing shortage.

In August 2020, Detroit Fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson rushed into the Detroit River to rescue three children struggling to stay afloat.

Lieutenant Frank Dombrowski has now been identified as the 55-year-old fireman killed in a road rage incident at a Troy gas station Monday night.

Lieutenant Frank Dombrowski has now been identified as the 55-year-old fireman killed in a road rage incident at a Troy gas station Monday night.

A Detroit Fire Department lieutenant has died after being shot Monday night during a road rage altercation at an Oakland County gas station.

Authorities say two California police officers were shot and killed and a third was wounded within 24 hours this week in two separate incidents.

DETROIT – Members of the Detroit Fire Department have reached out to Local 4 Defenders with their concerns about the allegations of firefighters drinking while on the job. READ: Whistleblower says Detroit Fire Department drunk driving incident is part of widespread problemOn Sunday night Trenisha Hawkins’ car was struck by a Detroit fire engine. READ: Detroit Fire Department: Drunken firefighter responding to emergency crashes engineAd“It’s horrifying,” said Local 4 legal analyst Neil Rockind. Detroit firefighters are constantly on the run, saving lives and property. Other Detroit firefighters -- their identities confirmed by the Local 4 Defenders -- have claim otherwise.

Hawkins’ sister was sick inside the home and when Detroit Fire Department Squad Six arrived at the scene, a 26-year-old firefighter behind the wheel of a $500,000 rescue vehicle struck Hawkins’ car. READ: Detroit Fire Department: Drunken firefighter responding to emergency crashes engineThe Detroit Fire Department is investigating what they’re calling a dinner, but sources are calling it a big party at Engine 50, on Detroit’s east side. The Fire Fighters Union said a firefighter on duty driving drunk is an isolated incident. The man who spoke to Local 4 said it’s not an isolated incident. We believe this incident to be isolated and something that is not a true representation of the men and women of the Detroit Fire Department.

DETROIT – Trenisha Hawkins’ car was struck by a Detroit fire engine Sunday night. Her sister was sick insider the home and as soon as the Detroit Fire Department Squad Six arrived, the 26-year-old firefighter behind the wheel of a $500,000 rescue vehicle struck Hawkins’ car. The Detroit Fire Department is investigating what they’re calling a dinner, but sources are calling it a big party at Engine 50, on Detroit’s east side. Jones said the firefighter has been suspended and the case has been turned over to the Detroit Police Department where an arrest could be made. AdHe wants to know who was at the party, who was drinking and who knew about it -- including department superiors.

DETROIT – It only took first responders six minutes from the time the fire broke out to make it to the home on Detroit’s east side engulfed in flames. “Units entered, we suppressed the fire and unfortunately we lost two children,” said Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones. This is Christmas,” Jones said. When I got the call, I literally could not believe it.”Three other children escaped the home with several injuries. Local 4 learned that the mother had to jump from the second story with one child to make it out alive.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. – A small group gathered Friday morning in Grosse Pointe Farms to pay respect to Michiganders lost in 9/11. It happened at The War Memorial, a home donated by the Alger family back in the 1940′s. David Alger was a Mutual Fund Manager who died 19 years ago in his office at the World Trace Center. The War Memorial is a moving setting for the observance, with the veteran’s garden, a large American flag flown at half-staff and Lake St. Clair lapping at the sea wall. “And as a patriotic, cultural community leader, The War Memorial is committed to those moments in time where we can bring people together and to really think about our past as we think about our future," War Memorial President Charles Burke said.

DETROIT – There was controversy surrounding a photo showing Detroit firefighters posing in front of a house that’s engulfed in flames. “This momentary lapse in judgment brought great embarrassment to our department and our great city,” Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said. Detroit Firefighters risk their lives everyday entering burning buildings and performing dangerous technical rescues. The Detroit Fire Department will continue to provide excellent, rapid service to the citizens of Detroit." READ: Detroit resident wants firefighters who stopped to snap photo in front of his burning home fired

DETROIT - Detroit police said a person of interest wanted in connection with a Sept. 21 fatal stabbing was taken into custody Wednesday in Wisconsin. What happenedRomaira Washington was stabbed to death in a house while paramedics helped her boyfriend in another room. Police said Romaira Washington's boyfriend was arguing with his son in the house on Arizona Street, near the intersection of John R. Street and McNichols Road. The son left, then returned and killed Washington, police said. You watched that," said Leslie Washington, Romaira Washington's mother.

DETROIT - Detroit police are investigating after a woman was stabbed to death in a house Saturday while paramedics helped her boyfriend in another room. MORE: Detroit police seek man suspected of killing woman as paramedics helped someone in next roomPolice said Romaira Washington's boyfriend was arguing with his son in the house on Arizona Street, near the intersection of John R. Street and McNichols Road. GoFundMe: Burial Expenses For Romaira WashingtonPolice believe six first responders were in the home when Washington, a mother of five, was killed. You watched that," said Leslie Washington, Romaira Washington's mother. Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said he couldn't comment because the investigation is ongoing.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig on Friday named Eric Jones as his assistant police chief.