Three pets were rescued from a burning home on Wednesday.

Authorities said they found the man between the rails under the train with his left hand entangled in the rear axle of the locomotive.

Ann Arbor firefighters mobilized just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, to pull one child and two men from the river.

Ann Arbor Fire Department personnel arrive at the downtown highrise around 7:27 a.m. to find smoke and flowing water on the 7th floor.

Officials said a rescue boat was launched at Gallup Park while other search teams were set up along the river.

The Ann Arbor Fire Department responded to a call just after 6 p.m. about a house fire on the 700 block of South Seventh Street on Saturday, June 6.

The Ann Arbor Fire Department urges renters to have and maintain renter’s insurance in the event of an emergency

Firefighters said oils in some oil-based paints and stains can release heat when drying.

The building was empty at the time of the fire and only the second floor was damaged.

Ann Arbor Fire Department officials said hydraulic extrication tools, known as Jaws of Life, were used to remove the man pinned inside the car.

Firefighters pulled the dog from the Huron River just before noon on Friday.

Fire crews extinguished more than a dozen small blazes in Ann Arbor on Monday night after the University of Michigan won the national football championship game.

Officials said there had been a small explosion in the apartment before the fire but that the building’s natural gas system was not involved.

Firefighters were called to the 100 S. Fourth Ave. building around 10:23 a.m. to extinguish a fire in the trash chute.

Ann Arbor Fire Department officials shared on Facebook that the fire was caused by a mechanical issue in the car’s engine.

Officials said an occupant of the property was treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation but did not want to go to the hospital.

Fire department officials said that the little bandit was caught in a hole in the bottom of the dumpster.

Several packages, a car near the truck, and some trim on a nearby house were damaged.

Officials from the Ann Arbor Fire Department said that no one was injured and only the truck was involved in the incident.

In a post on social media, the Ann Arbor Fire Department implored students to avoid staying on roofs.

At the time, officials said the boiler room had carbon monoxide levels exceeding 500 parts per million.

Ann Arbor Police Department officials said on social media that the driver of the vehicle was not injured.

A 34-year-old Ypsilanti man is in critical condition after being pulled from a section of Huron River in Bandemer Park on Tuesday.

Officials said that cars drove into two different buildings this weekend in Ann Arbor but fortunately, no one has been hurt.

Fluffy cottonwood seeds spread flames throughout an Ann Arbor neighborhood during a house fire last week.

Ann Arbor Fire Department crews were called to Eden Court in the Bryant neighborhood around 5 p.m. on Thursday.

First responders were dispatched to Bandemer Park after receiving a call that an Amtrak train may have hit someone on the bridge at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, officials shared.

Ann Arbor firefighters were told that a resident of the building was missing while responding to the fire, officials shared.

Officials said there was little damage to the home despite a fire on an exterior wall and smoke inside the home.

Washtenaw County Hazardous Materials Response Team air monitoring equipment did not detect flammable vapors or “volatile organic compounds,” officials said.

The fire covered several acres on an isolated peninsula of University of Michigan property near Mitchell Field off of Fuller Road.

The vehicle not only expands the department’s fleet but enhances how personnel can respond to medical incidents throughout the city.

There were no injuries and the fire did not spread inside the home, officials wrote on social media.

Firefighters and police are looking for information about a fire at the South Grove Apartments on Saturday morning.

The Ann Arbor Fire Department has improved its score on the Public Protection Classification.

A fire caused a one-story building to collapse in downtown Ann Arbor on Friday morning.

Ann Arbor police officers spent several minutes trying to rescue a dog who became stranded on ice on Tuesday.

Officials wrote on social media that one person was transported away from the scene by Huron Valley Ambulance.

A Jeep being transported by a car hauler stuck the Stone School Road overpass while traveling on eastbound I-94 around 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Fire marshals are investigating a fire on the 300 block of South Fifth Avenue that caused $20,000 worth of damages.

Fire department personnel responded to a call at 12:38 p.m. and found the worker in a boiler room with carbon monoxide (CO) levels exceeding 500 parts per million, authorities said.

Law enforcement is not thrilled with the timing of the U-M vs. MSU night game.

Firefighters are investigating a detached shed fire that happened around 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.

Pick up free Narcan and first aid kits at two community pop-ups.

Jerry Parris’ life was saved by a pair of bystanders who knew just what to do when he fell into cardiac arrest. The two men and first responders who rescued Parris were recognized during Thursday’s event.

On Saturday, EMTs, firefighters and police will be at Washtenaw County Kroger stores collecting non-perishable food and financial donations.

One person was killed in a crash on Wednesday on I-94 in Washtenaw County.

Firefighters responded to a car fire on U-M's central campus on Tuesday.

Ann Arbor Fire Department and Huron Valley Ambulance have entered a six-month trial partnership.

The adults, one man and one woman, were trespassing on a railroad bridge near Mitchell Field on Fuller Road.

We all get a little stuck sometimes. On Friday, a group of ducklings did just that and got themselves trapped in a storm drain.

Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., families and community members can stop by fire station No. 1 to learn about how the city’s safety personnel do their job.

A tragedy happened in the Huron River after teenager Alex Walker jumped off a bridge and drowned, prompting a new warning from the Ann Arbor Fire Department. Walker was just a sophomore in high school who was with a larger teen group Wednesday (May 11).

One onlooker shares details of the search for a high school boy who drowned in the Huron River on Wednesday.

Ann Arbor Public Schools has shared the name of the boy who drowned in the Huron River on May 11, 2022.

Ann Arbor officials are cautioning community members after a teenager was left in critical condition after drowning on Wednesday.

Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

The home wasn’t occupied at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

High wind conditions carried the smoke to the downtown Ann Arbor building, Ann Arbor Fire Department officials said.

At 4:50 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire on the 2500 block of Bunker Hill Road.

Around 10:44 a.m., Ann Arbor Fire Department on-duty crews from around the city responded to crashes reported on the highways near Tree Town.

Girls around Tree Town can join the Ann Arbor Fire and Police departments this summer for the new Blaze & Blue summer camp.

At 4:39 a.m. on Tuesday firefighters across the city responded to a house fire on the 2500 block of Gladstone Avenue.

Ann Arbor firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that did hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage Tuesday night to businesses in a shopping center.

The driver was not injured but the tractor and semitrailer, which were carrying steel, may not be moved until this week.

Ann Arbor Fire Department personnel arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from a second-floor room, officials said on social media.

The blaze is currently under investigation as either being incendiary—deliberately ignited—or by people trying to cook or stay warm, officials said.

AAFD thanks Wolverine fans for no fires, scenes of mayhem following Saturday's win against the Buckeyes.

At 2:47 a.m. Saturday morning Ann Arbor firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide incident outside Pioneer High School.

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on Dexter Ave. in Ann Arbor on Tuesday.

At a small ceremony on Sunday, five individuals received Civilian Life Saving Awards for their heroic actions during a serious house fire on September 18.

The fire, which was deemed unintentional, damaged three apartments and caused smoke and water damage to a fourth,

Just before 3:30 p.m., the Ann Arbor Fire Department was notified of a fire alarm and smoke-like odor at the hospital.

On Saturday, several streets in downtown Ann Arbor will be closed due to an evening football game at the Big House and a morning ceremony in honor of 9/11.

A witness to the house fire tells A4 how she and her father jumped into action to rescue a man inside the burning home.

At 8:02 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters received multiple calls about a fire at a two-story structure located on South Main Street, north of Pauline Boulevard.

On Saturday, September 11, the Ann Arbor Fire Department held a short ceremony honoring firefighters who lost their lives as a result of the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001.

On Saturday, several streets in downtown Ann Arbor will be closed due to an evening football game at the Big House and a morning ceremony in honor of 9/11.

Beginning at 9:45 a.m., a ceremony will honor 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters in front of Fire Station 1.

AAFD was inundated with calls following the Aug. 12 and 13 storm events.

At 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, personnel responded to calls about the flipped kayaker.

A single-car crash caused damage to a building support at Traver Village Shopping Center on Monday.

Sydney Jo, 27, was 30 minutes into filming a video for her audience when she realized she was actually stuck, BuzzFeed News reported.

Local firefighters became qualified for specialized rescue operations on Monday.

AAFD is training several fire departments in structures in the South University area this week.

A different type of rescue took place on Saturday morning in Ann Arbor.

A blast caused by University of Michigan engineering students shook Ann Arbor's northside on Thursday night.

After 4 p.m. on Thursday, 25 gallons of diesel spilled into the Huron River when a diesel tank ruptured on a jackknifed semitractor trailer on the eastbound M-14 bridge.

Ann Arbor firefighters and other emergency personnel respond to a garage fire on Ann Arbor's southside on March 12, 2021. ANN ARBOR – The Ann Arbor Fire Department received calls for two house fires about an hour apart on Friday morning. They were then taken to University of Michigan hospital with smoke inhalation, said Ann Arbor Fire Chief Mike Kennedy. The Ann Arbor Police Department and Emergent Health EMS assisted AAFD on the fires. pic.twitter.com/afeH3kvA3H — Ann Arbor Police (@A2Police) March 12, 2021A second fire was reported on the 1400 block of Harpst on the city’s southside.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A University of Michigan employee was knocked unconscious in a parking structure over the weekend and woke up to find his car on fire, police said. The Michigan Medicine staff member said he was assaulted around 7:50 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 6) on the fifth floor of the P1 parking garage on West Medical Center Drive in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor firefighters arrived and put out the fire. AdU of M police and Ann Arbor firefighters are investigating the incident. Parts of the parking structure are closed for safety inspections, officials said.

ANN ARBOR – Quick response from the Ann Arbor Fire Department saved a downtown building on Tuesday, according to Ann Arbor Fire Chief Mike Kennedy. The 120-year-old building was built with balloon framing, which features multiple void spaces on the structure’s upper levels. According to Kennedy, these spaces allow fire to spread rapidly. “There were a lot of void spaces and multiple roofs.”Located just blocks from the Ann Arbor Fire Station, firefighters were able to aggressively respond to stop the fire from spreading. Located next to the Delonis Center, Washtenaw County’s homeless shelter, Ann Arbor Police believe that homeless individuals may have unintentionally started the blaze in the carport area.

ANN ARBOR – Retired training officer with the Ann Arbor Fire Department, Craig Sidelinger, passed away on Monday morning after a nearly two-year battle with colon cancer. Sidelinger joined AAFD as a firefighter in 2000. He held the position for 10 years before advancing to training officer -- a role he also held for 10 years. According to AAFD, Sidelinger was the longest-serving training officer in the department. “He also helped teach public outreach such as Safety Town, Ann Arbor Ready, and the City Citizen’s Academy.

ANN ARBOR – Members of the Ann Arbor Fire Department responded to a house fire on Saturday just after 8:30 a.m. According to a Facebook post by the department, the firefighters battled a blaze on Miller Ave. just east of M-14. A second alarm brought in fire departments from Pittsfield Township, Scio Township, Saline Area and Ann Arbor Township. Ann Arbor Police Department, Huron Valley Ambulance and Helping Area Response Teams provided assistance on the scene. This is the third second alarm structure fire in Ann Arbor in 2020.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Ann Arbor Fire Department is looking to fill the open position of Fire Recruit. For the first time in 15 years, AAFD is hiring untrained applications to become firefighters and EMTs, according to a Facebook post. The Fire Recruit will attend fire academy and EMT classes; help with administrative and clerical duties; assist with safety education, community and recruitment events; and maintain departmental equipment, buildings and grounds, among other related duties. The position pays $18 per hour and comes with additional benefits including paid vacation time, sick days, a city matched 401(a) plan, tuition reimbursement and healthcare plans. Learn more about Fire Recruit duties, benefits and requirements here.

(A4)🏠 The city of Ann Arbor wants your input on potential affordable housing sites. (The Jewish News)Feature interview of the week:“We’re in Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ann Arbor utilities, we get food delivery and everything from Ann Arbor yet we have an Ypsilanti zip code. We just feel like we should be part of our neighborhood.”- Kathy Marx, homeowner in a Superior Township neighborhood that is suing USPS to switch to an Ann Arbor zip code✉️ Have something to share? Know someone who loves Ann Arbor? All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.

ANN ARBOR – On a chilly Wednesday morning, members of the Ann Arbor Fire Department occupied a block on South University for the second day during intensive simulation training. “We’ve got access to businesses, restaurants, a bank, a first floor, second floor and a basement. AAFD assistant training officer Brian Schotthoefer guides firefighters through a smoke-filled room during a fire simulation training on Sept. 30, 2020. Later in the day, the department planned to simulate a second floor apartment fire. Firefighters wear full gear during training on South University on Sept. 30, 2020.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Pedestrians walking along South University Avenue shouldn’t be concerned if they see a bit of smoke and firefighters moving in-and-out of buildings over the next few weeks. Starting Tuesday, and continuing through October, Ann Arbor Fire Department will turn the unused buildings between East University Avenue and Church Street into training grounds to practice different exercises. The buildings on that block of South University Avenue will be demolished soon, so they provide a unique opportunity for the fire department to practice, according to Fire Chief Mike Kennedy of the Ann Arbor Fire Department. The block is the former location of a PNC Bank, South U Pizza, several eateries, apartments and other shops. Once the buildings are demolished, Hughs Properties will build Vic Village South, a mixed-use building, on the block.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A former chief at the Ann Arbor Fire Department is facing charges after money went missing from a fund used to support families of fallen fire fighters and police officers. Ollice "Chuck" Hubbard is charged with embezzlement involving the Ann Arbor police and Fire Benefit Fund. Hubbard, who served as the chief from 2011 until he retired in 2014, had full control of the fund. Officers and firefighters contribute to the fund each paycheck. Michigan State Police are still investigating how much money is missing.

ANN ARBOR - The Fourth of July is about to get even cooler in downtown Ann Arbor. After the annual Jaycees 4th of July Parade, head over to Maynard between East Liberty and East William streets between noon and 4 p.m. for a one-of-a-kind spray park experience. The Ann Arbor Fire Department -- in partnership with the State Street District -- will be bringing some trucks and equipment for some family-friendly fun. According to the city, the free event will include the chance to:Spray a real fire hoseSee fire apparatus and equipment on displayMeet some of your local firefighters"The Ann Arbor Fire Department is excited to partner with the State Street District to offer this free family event," Ann Arbor Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said in a statement. All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.