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R.J. Haig
About the Detroit Fire Department According to the Detroit Fire Department,
“In l860, the city fathers hastily hired Detroit's first paid fire fighters, an engineer, five hosemen, two drivers
and a foreman to operate the first steam fire engine. The engine cost the city $3,l50 and was delivered from the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Company of Manchester, N.H. It was named "Lafayette No. 1" and was housed on the northeast corner
of Larned and Wayne streets. Neptune No. 2 steam engine and Phoenix No. 3 were purchased the following year. In l867, an act
of the Michigan State Legislature established the Board of Fire Commissioners. The following year, a successful telegraph
fire alarm system was installed.”
Today, the Detroit Fire Department
is a modern agency organized in five divisions: Administration Division; Firefighting Division; Fire Marshal Division; Community
Relations Division; Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division; Apparatus Division; Communications Division; Medical Division;
Research and Development Division; and, Training Academy.
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