The Detroit (MI) Fire Department is changing its policy on fire response at vacant buildings to better protect firefighters, according to a report on clickondetroit.com. This change comes in the wake of a fire at a vacant commercial building in August 2010 that caused a wall collapse that injured six firefighters.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Donald Austin said normal procedures had firefighters entering every building they responded to as a precaution. But now, according to Austin, firefighters will only go into a burning building if there’s a clear indication that someone is inside.
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