Detroit firefighters use soda cans to get emergency alerts

Fallout from Detroit's bankruptcy can be seen first hand at the city's fire stations. With no modern-day computerized system, firefighters rig up gizmos to get emergency alerts; one involving a soda can that gets tipped over by an incoming fax.

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SFOGuysays...

At one point, the City of Detroit was too poor to buy them toilet paper.
I stopped by the station in this video and gave them a donation.

The documentary "Burn" covers the whole story in an incredibly gripping manner.

entr0pysays...

I have no doubt they're underfunded and it's not a good situation.

But, they have a PC with speakers right there, couldn't they use like a $10 fax / modem and have some loud sound play on incoming faxes? They need a visit from some volunteer geek wizard who's familiar with such arcane technology.

Stormsingersays...

Yeah, this is a made-up piece of BS. They have -real- problems, so why is this video making shit up?

Or if these guys really are this stupid, they have bigger issues than a lack of money.

entr0pysaid:

I have no doubt they're underfunded and it's not a good situation.

But, they have a PC with speakers right there, couldn't they use like a $10 fax / modem and have some loud sound play on incoming faxes? They need a visit from some volunteer geek wizard who's familiar with such arcane technology.

Paybackjokingly says...

Ya, people who run INTO burning buildings and save lives and property are idiots if they don't know how to program a computer, because -y'know like- everyone who has a computer knows how to program it.

Seriously though... there's some serious irony in the fire hazard wiring of their bell system.

Stormsingersaid:

Or if these guys really are this stupid, they have bigger issues than a lack of money.

FlowersInHisHairsays...

They're idiots if they don't try to find a better solution than a soda can balanced on a printer, yes. They could find someone who knows how to set up an audible alarm when a fax comes in to a PC quite easily.

Paybacksaid:

Ya, people who run INTO burning buildings and save lives and property are idiots if they don't know how to program a computer, because -y'know like- everyone who has a computer knows how to program it.

Seriously though... there's some serious irony in the fire hazard wiring of their bell system.

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