Don Austin
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EMS Topics
TV’s LeDuff says Detroit medic punished for giving blanket to homeless man. Reporter thinks it’s time to clean out headquarters.
A blanket policy that gets the scorn of Charlie LeDuff.
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EMS Topics
UPDATED: Detroit sends out order closing 15 fire companies. 200 firefighters to be demoted.
Series of fires overnight. Union president Dan McNamara says firefighting force will be much older.
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Funding & Staffing
UPDATED – On day with 16 fires in 6 hours Detroit's mayor laying off 20% of firefighters. Audio from arson spree. More than a third of investigators to be cut.
Mayor Bing hoping federal grant and attrition will bring back many firefighters.
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