With the temperature hovering around zero degrees, ROFD firefighters respond to a blaze on the city's north side.
A Royal Oak home was extensively damaged during a fire near 13 Mile and Rochester roads Tuesday morning. "The residents of the single family home were not there when the fire started," said Chief Chuck Thomas of the Royal Oak Fire Department. "It's possible a dog and a cat were inside the house." The Tuesday fire was reported at approximately 8 a.m. in the 700 block of Midland. Bitter cold temperatures presented challenges for firefighters, according to Thomas. "It can take a lot longer when the temperature is zero," said Thomas. "There was a lot of ice. It was dangerous." Thomas thanked the Department of Public Service for responding with salt and other ice-clearing operations to keep the ground condition around the house safe for …
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After taking almost 1 1/2 hours to arrive to cut down power lines that fell on a Royal Oak house last summer, DTE has initiated a project it hopes will improve communication and response time in wire-down incidents.
A DTE initiative to improve communication in wire-down situations is expected to lead to changes in the system this summer, according to a Royal Oak official who pursued the issue after a Royal Oak home was destroyed by fire last summer. Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Capello told Royal Oak city commissioners Monday that DTE has initiated a project to develop a unique outage type for active house fire calls in the company's communication system. Last August, a Royal Oak couple returned from a trip up north to find their home badly damaged by fire after live power lines fell on their house. Royal Oak firefighters were called to the scene on Woodslee, the first block south of 13 Mile Road, at 3:15 p.m. Aug. 28 when neighbors noticed the two downed …
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Ronald Wolf
9:25 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
That this will help other communities as well is a feather in Royal Oak's Cap. However, like Cal I am dubious that DTE will give priority to saving homes in Royal Oak while Detroit plans to save money by letting vacant homes burn, What happenned to the immigrant family that was uninsured? That is what I would like to know. It seems to me someone is responsible for their loss. more ›