The Metro Detroit Column reports on fire apparatus activities in Detroit, south Macomb County, southeast Oakland County and eastern Wayne County.
The Detroit Fire Department operates 38 engine companies, 22 ladder companies, 6 squads, 8 battalions, 24 EMS units, a fireboat, an airport crash unit, a haz-mat unit, a TAC unit mini-pumper) and several reserve special units. The total Detroit fleet consists of about 250 vehicles.
Of the forty suburban communities covered, fire departments range in size from two pieces of apparatus to twenty, with a wide variety of makes and models represented. This column keeps readers current on all apparatus news in the Metro Detroit area.
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The first issue of Fire Apparatus Journal was published in June of 1984. What started out as a small black and white publication has become the best source in the fire service for color apparatus photography, as well as the most informative source for news of the country's biggest departments, and the latest apparatus trends throughout the entire country. We invite you to browse through our site and learn about our unique publication.
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