Operations & Training

Massive Mulch Fire Battled by Detroit Firefighters

Aug. 21, 2024

The fire is causing air quality issues across certain areas of Detroit.

Detroit firefighters are battling a massive mulch fire that is affecting air quality in some areas.

Crews said the fire is in massive piles of much that are stacked around 20 feet high or higher and stretched out over 500 yards.

The fire was discovered Tuesday night and still actively burning at dawn Wednesday, WDIV reported.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.