Detroit Firefighters Spotted Ferrying People to Midtown Bar for Opening Day | Eater Detroit

"A Midtown bar became the focus of a widely shared video showing a Detroit Fire Department rescue squad dropping off revelers during Tigers Opening Day celebrations — at least three people, including a retired firefighter and his family, hop out of the back of a fire truck and walk over to the bar after the truck stops nearby. The rescue squad was not on an emergency call (they were out on driver training), and the ride was portrayed by participants as a well-intentioned, "we're going that way, hop in" gesture in rainy weather rather than an abuse of city resources, especially since the establishment sits just around the corner from the responding firehouse. Local 4 framed the clip as a serious scandal, prompting a Deputy Fire Commissioner investigation, and officials subsequently indicated that such unofficial firetruck rides to bars will no longer be allowed." - Tim Forster