West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 6, 2026
West Michigan's 616 area code · daily archive
849 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 6: 521 police calls, 143 EMS calls, 101 crashes, 27 fire calls, 5 hazard calls and 52 other traffic calls. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (300), Wyoming (66) and Holland (66). Among them: structure fire on Eastern Ave SE in Kentwood, vehicle fire on Northland Dr NE in Plainfield Twp and structure fire on Dean Lake Ave NE in Grand Rapids.
| Police | EMS | Crash | Fire | Hazard | Traffic | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | 143 | 101 | 27 | 5 | 52 | 849 |
Calls by town on Oct. 6
- Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 6 (300)
- Wyoming calls on Oct. 6 (66)
- Holland & Holland Twp calls on Oct. 6 (66)
- Kentwood calls on Oct. 6 (38)
- Grandville calls on Oct. 6 (34)
- Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp calls on Oct. 6 (33)
- Walker calls on Oct. 6 (26)
- Allendale & GVSU calls on Oct. 6 (26)
- Gaines Township calls on Oct. 6 (21)
- Byron Township calls on Oct. 6 (18)
- Plainfield Township calls on Oct. 6 (18)
- Jenison & Georgetown Twp calls on Oct. 6 (16)
- Zeeland & Zeeland Twp calls on Oct. 6 (13)
- Alpine Township calls on Oct. 6 (12)
- Park Township calls on Oct. 6 (12)
- Spring Lake & Spring Lake Twp calls on Oct. 6 (11)
- Caledonia & Caledonia Twp calls on Oct. 6 (10)
- Coopersville calls on Oct. 6 (8)
- Ada Township calls on Oct. 6 (8)
- Cascade Township calls on Oct. 6 (7)
- Lowell calls on Oct. 6 (7)
- Algoma Township calls on Oct. 6 (7)
- Grand Rapids Township calls on Oct. 6 (7)
- Sparta & Sparta Twp calls on Oct. 6 (7)
- East Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 6 (6)
- Tallmadge Township calls on Oct. 6 (6)
- Crockery Township calls on Oct. 6 (5)
- Rockford calls on Oct. 6 (5)
- Jamestown Township calls on Oct. 6 (5)
- Cannon Township calls on Oct. 6 (5)
- Ferrysburg calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Nelson Twp & Sand Lake calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Courtland Township calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Grattan Township calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Wright Township calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Robinson Township calls on Oct. 6 (4)
- Solon Township calls on Oct. 6 (3)
- Blendon Township calls on Oct. 6 (3)
- Spencer Township calls on Oct. 6 (3)
- Cedar Springs calls on Oct. 6 (3)
- Polkton Township calls on Oct. 6 (2)
- Olive Township calls on Oct. 6 (2)
- Bowne Twp & Alto calls on Oct. 6 (2)
- Chester Township calls on Oct. 6 (1)
- Oakfield Township calls on Oct. 6 (1)
- Hudsonville calls on Oct. 6 (1)
- Vergennes Township calls on Oct. 6 (1)
The day's bigger calls
- Oct 6 RobberyPolice Kentwood · 2800 block of 44th St SE cleared · 44 min
- Oct 6 Structure fireFire Kentwood · 4800 block of Eastern Ave SE cleared · 16 min
- Oct 6 Vehicle fireFire Plainfield Twp · 6800 block of Northland Dr NE cleared · 1 hr 26 min
- Oct 6 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · 2900 block of Marshall Ave SE
- Oct 6 Injury crashCrash Tallmadge Twp · 10900 block of 2nd Ave cleared · 18 min
- Oct 6 Structure fireFire Grand Rapids · 2300 block of Dean Lake Ave NE
- Oct 6 Wires downHazard Byron Twp · 10100 block of Kenowa Ave SW cleared · 29 min
- Oct 6 Wires downHazard Courtland Twp · 7400 block of Hessler Dr NE cleared · 17 min
- Oct 6 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · 0 block of Griggs St SW
- Oct 6 HazmatHazard Kentwood · 28th St SE & Patterson Ave SE cleared · 24 min
- Oct 6 Structure fireFire Grand Rapids Twp · 3300 block of Rayjay Dr NE cleared · 48 min
- Oct 6 Breaking and enteringPolice Grandville · 3000 block of Higgins Ave SW cleared · 44 min