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DPS Students Receive Firefighter Training Through New DFD Academy

As Detroit Public Schools prepare for the first day of classes, they have something exciting to celebrate. This fall, a class of 30 Detroit High School students will become the first to be trained as firefighters as part of a collaboration between the Detroit Fire Department and DPS. The two-year pilot program will train students as certified firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMT) by the time they graduate from high school. Historically, the majority of new hires for DFD tend to...

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WATCH: Fresh Out Of The Factory, Here's One Of Detroit's New Fire Engines

Equipment problems have plagued the Detroit Fire Department for a long time. Whether it’s malfunctioning hydrants in the streets or beat up gear from being one of the busiest fire departments in the country (mixed with a lack of funding), Detroit has needed some serious help in that area. Although this obviously doesn’t solve all the issues, here is some progress. We spotted this video from the Smeal Fire Apparatus Company in Snyder, Nebraska of one of an order of 10 Detroit pumpers which incl...