The Southfield Fire Department presented Eris Carter, 10, with the Good Samaritan Award for her extraordinary bravery and quick thinking in preventing a potentially catastrophic fire at her home.

The incident occurred at 10:48 a.m. Thursday in the 29000 block of Leemoor Drive in Southfield.

Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February.

Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February.

Officials received a report of a fire at Cranbrook Centre Apartments around 8 a.m. Monday morning.

Fire crews said a hazmat situation that prompted the evacuation of everyone 300 feet around a Southfield hotel Wednesday was caused by fumes from a box of hair dye.

The area was reopened just before 2 p.m. Wednesday when authorities said the caustic chemical smell was revealed to be hair dye.

A Southfield man was found dead in the driver’s seat of a car that crashed into a utility pole and a tree on Northwestern Highway, police said.

DETROIT – Michigan authorities have agreed to reinstate the licenses of two Metro Detroit paramedics if they pass a national exam after a young woman declared dead on their watch was discovered to be alive at a funeral home. The condition is part of a settlement with Michael Storms and Scott Rickard of the Southfield Fire Department, according to state health department documents released to The Associated Press. PREVIOUS:The state suspended the paramedic licenses held by Storms and Rickard, who also serve as Southfield firefighters. The state health department recently reached agreements with the men to drop the license suspensions. The AP sought to interview Michigan EMS manager Sabrina Kerr about the agreements with the paramedics but a spokesman declined.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – No one was injured during a Thursday morning apartment fire in Southfield. Southfield Fire Department chief Johnny Menifee said the building was undergoing renovations and there was a previous fire in the same unit. The fire happened at the Carnegie Park Apartment complex, located near the intersection of 11 Mile and Inkster roads. Multiple fire departments helped battle the three-alarm fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A 20-year-old Southfield woman declared dead, then later found alive at a funeral home, has died from brain damage eight weeks after being found. After several attempts to revive her, Southfield paramedics declared her dead. READ: Family of woman declared dead, later found alive sues city of SouthfieldGeoffrey Fieger, a lawyer for the family, announced the death of Timesha Beauchamp. READ: How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still aliveA $50 million lawsuit was filed against Southfield EMS Paramedics for declaring Beauchamp dead. Watch -- Report from Sept. 24, 2020: Police records: Paramedics performed CPR for 30 minutes on Southfield woman declared dead, later found alive

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The family of a 20-year-old Southfield woman declared dead, then found alive, is asking for $50 million in a lawsuit against the city of Southfield. Southfield fire paramedics declared her dead -- but she was later found alive at a Detroit Funeral home. The Law Office of Geoffrey Fieger filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Southfield on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The attorney says that’s why his office filed the multi-million dollar lawsuit against the paramedics involved and the city of Southfield. Under federal law, the agency is probably not going to be as responsible as the individual paramedics,” Fieger said.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Geoffrey Fieger announced Thursday he was filed a $50 million lawsuit against Southfield EMS Paramedics for declaring 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp dead. Fieger said the incident left Beauchamp without oxygen for hours and that she was only discovered to still be alive when a funeral home worker opened the body bag to prepare her for embalming. All the telemetry evidence shows that Timesha was alive when EMS declared her dead. As a result of being declared dead, she was left without oxygen for four hours, suffering severe hypoxic brain damage," Fieger said. It is likely that a State complaint will also be filed in the near future.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – New information from police records received through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) showed that Southfield paramedics tried to revive 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp for 30 minutes but with no luck. Paramedics told the investigating officer they had done CPR on Beauchamp for 30 minutes but that she was deceased. While Southfield police, fire and emergency personnel were all there, family told the officer they believed Beauchamp had a heartbeat. Funeral home staff said they had been advised by emergency personnel that they would continue to see her chest move for another hour. That’s when the funeral home called 911 and Detroit emergency personnel was dispatched.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Local 4 has obtained the 911 call from the moment workers at a funeral home realized a Southfield girl who had been declared dead was still alive and breathing. READ: 4 first responders placed on leave after Southfield woman declared dead, later found alive“The person’s supposed to be deceased," he said. READ: How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still aliveBeauchamp was officially declared dead by an emergency department physician who received medical information from the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, officials said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.’”Lattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchamp’s Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A suburban Detroit paramedic repeatedly failed to recognize that a young woman declared dead was alive and misled a doctor by phone about her condition, according to state authorities who offered more details about the strange case. The incident was bizarre because a funeral home discovered Timesha Beauchamp was alive when she gasped while her body was being prepared on Aug. 23. The latest details are in a state license suspension filed last week against Michael Storms, a Southfield firefighter and paramedic, who was part of a four-member team responding to the home of the 20-year-old woman. The Southfield fire chief said the incident still remains under investigation by the city. The state said Storms changed his report when it was uploaded a second time to an incident database the next day.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Four medics have been put on leave after a 20-year-old woman was declared dead and then found alive hours later. “She was breathing somewhat normal. So from all indication she was breathing somewhat normal, they told me it was because of the medication,” Beaucamp’s godmother said. The most alarming inaccurate statement is that a Southfield police officer placed Ms. Beauchamp in a body bag. Menifee said Southfield police arrived at about 8:07 a.m., and at 8:09 a.m., they announced that Beauchamp was dead and a physician was notified.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – An attorney representing the family of a Southfield woman who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home where she was found to still be alive said a family member told medics she could still see the woman breathing. “Somebody pronounced my child dead and she’s not even dead,” Lattimore said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.’”Lattimore hired Attorney Geoffrey Fieger to push for answers. Fieger said Beauchamp’s Godmother, a nurse, alerted medics and police officers that she could see Beauchamp breathing. “She told the paramedics, and the paramedics told her that the movements were involuntary and were the results of the medication,” Fieger said.

Attorney: Family member told medics Southfield woman they pronounced dead was breathingPublished: August 25, 2020, 5:17 pmAn attorney representing the family of a Southfield woman who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home where she was found to still be alive said a family member told medics she could still see the woman breathing.

DETROIT A Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home. Southfield Fire Department paramedics were called around 7:30 a.m. Sunday to a home where a 20-year-old woman had gone into cardiac arrest, officials said. Some regard it as a very old idea that may be helpful against the new virus. A Metro Detroit Catholic priest got an unwelcome and startling bit of news earlier this month. The 3.2 magnitude earthquake happened at 6:55 p.m., 1.9 miles SSE of Detroit Beach.

How Southfield mother found out her daughter, declared dead hours before, was still alivePublished: August 24, 2020, 5:19 pmA Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Local 4 has learned who declared a Southfield woman legally dead at her home before she was found breathing at a Detroit funeral home. The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. Oakland County officials said they don’t agree with that statement and are asking Southfield officials to clarify it for more information. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”

The Oakland County Medical Examiner released the body to a Detroit funeral home, where the woman was found to be breathing, officials said. LATEST: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral home“I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going through,” she said. “I told them, ‘Are you absolutely, 100% sure that she’s gone?’ They said, ‘Yes, ma’am, she’s gone.‘”But hours later, her phone rang again. What do you mean she’s breathing?’ She said, ‘Ma’am, she’s in the hospital.‘”Southfield firefighters said there was no foul play at the house, so they contacted the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office. It was the doctor at the hospital who actually declared the woman dead, sources said.

DETROIT – After a 20-year-old Southfield woman was declared dead on Sunday, a funeral home discovered she was still breathing -- and very much alive. Sources tell Local 4 the woman was found in cardiac arrest inside her home in Southfield on Sunday morning. Southfield Fire released a statement:“At 7:34 a.m. on August 23, 2020, Southfield Fire Department paramedics arrived at a home in Southfield on a call for an unresponsive female. “At 7:34 a.m. on August 23, 2020, Southfield Fire Department paramedics arrived at a home in Southfield on a call for an unresponsive female. Given medical readings and the condition of the patient, it was determined at that time that she did not have signs of life.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. A Southfield woman said she received a phone call that her daughter was still breathing hours after she had been pronounced dead at their home. They said, Maam, shes gone, the womans mother said. READ: Sources reveal who declared Southfield woman dead before she was found breathing at funeral homeThe womans daughter, who had been declared dead four hours earlier, was breathing. Somebody pronounced my child dead and shes not even dead, the womans mother said. A local emergency department physician pronounced the patient deceased based upon medical information provided by the Southfield Fire Department at the scene, the Southfield Fire Department said in a statement.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Southfield Fire Department (SFD) came to the rescue on Saturday morning when a brood of ducklings fell into a storm drain. According to a news tip, a duck and her 10 ducklings were crossing Southfield Road to reach a water pond at Spring Haven Apartments when they fell into a storm drain. Members of SFD were able to rescue nine of the 10 ducklings and return them to safety. The resident believes a good samaritan must have witnessed the incident and called the fire department for help. Full Screen 1 / 5 The Southfield Fire Department came to the rescue when 10 ducklings fell into a storm drain on May 2, 2020.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – For first responders, one of the greatest fears during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is bringing the virus home to their families. A Metro Detroit company is building decontamination units to place in the middle of fire stations to ease those concerns. Patrick and Zoe Kintz, from Great Lakes Remediation first offered to build decontamination tents for a friend -- Southfield firefighter Jamie Rakestraw and his wife, Andrea. Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Manifee said the peace of mind is important, as is keeping all his firefighters safe from the coronavirus. “I can’t thank Great Lakes Remediation enough.”Patrick and Zoe Kintz said they’ll run out of supplies soon, but if they can get donations, they’ll continue building more tents.

Decontamination tents help Metro Detroit firefighters keep coronavirus (COVID-19) out of their homesPublished: April 7, 2020, 5:45 pmFor first responders, one of the greatest fears during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is bringing the virus home to their families.