Early news reports coming in from theDetroit (MI) areasuggest that last night’s fire activity was relatively low onDevil’s Night, a night that in years past has seen a significant uptick in fires for the local fire service.
Milive.com reports (http://bit.ly/TXPXLn) that firefighters got an increasing number of calls in the early-morning hours, though many of these had to do with downed power lines.
The report attributed the low amount of fire activity in part to increased community vigilance and an enforced curfew, as well as an increased police and firefighter presence around the city.
Detroit saw just 83 suspicious fires over the three-dayHalloween period a year ago, down from 169 in 2010, 119 in 2009, and 136 in 2008.
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