Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings.

While Ann Arbor has grown denser, it has seen a reduction in fire department staffing, Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said.

A 26-acre slice of Cedar Park just off Fire Lane could soon swap open ground for loading bays and service yards, as developer Headwater pushes a new flex industrial project called Axis 183. The site ...