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West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 7, 2026

West Michigan's 616 area code · daily archive

961 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 7: 536 police calls, 191 EMS calls, 121 crashes, 47 fire calls, 18 hazard calls and 48 other traffic calls. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (325), Wyoming (85) and Holland (77). Among them: grass/brush fire on 112th Avenue in Robinson Twp, vehicle fire at 76th St SW & Expressway Dr SW in Byron Twp and structure fire on West River Dr NE in Plainfield Twp.

Calls on October 7, 2026 by type
PoliceEMSCrashFireHazardTrafficTotal
536191121471848961

Top calls on Oct. 7

  1. Grass/brush fire on 112th Avenue, Robinson Twp

    As dispatched: Possibly woodchips on fire, no flame scene, smoke seen, unknown if spreading. Crews were on the call for about an hour.

  2. Vehicle fire, Blendon Twp

    As dispatched: Flames seen from Toyota RAV4. Crews were on the call for about an hour.

  3. Vehicle fire, Plainfield Twp

    Plainfield Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about an hour.

  4. Structure fire, Plainfield Twp

    Plainfield Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about an hour and a half.

  5. Structure fire on Eastern Ave SE, Grand Rapids

    Grand Rapids Fire Department responded.

Calls by town on Oct. 7

The day's bigger calls

  1. Oct 7 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · 2100 block of Jerome Ave SW Grand Rapids Police Department
  2. Oct 7 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · Michigan St NW & Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids Police Department
  3. Oct 7 Vehicle fireFire Byron Twp · 76th St SW & Expressway Dr SW Byron Twp Fire · Byron Twp Fire on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 29 min
  4. Oct 7 Structure fireFire Plainfield Twp · 4700 block of West River Dr NE Plainfield Twp Fire · Plainfield Twp Fire on scene about an hour 15 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 23 min
  5. Oct 7 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · 600 block of Beaumont Dr NW Grand Rapids Fire Department
  6. Oct 7 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · Ann St NW & Turner Ave NW Grand Rapids Police Department
  7. Oct 7 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · Ann St NW & Turner Ave NW Grand Rapids Police Department
  8. Oct 7 Structure fireFire Grand Rapids · 1100 block of Lyon St NE Grand Rapids Fire Department
  9. Oct 7 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard East Grand Rapids · 1400 block of Ridgewood Ave SE East Grand Rapids Fire · East Grand Rapids Fire on scene about 20 minutes. cleared · 37 min
  10. Oct 7 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · Leonard St NE & Lafayette Ave NE Grand Rapids Police Department
  11. Oct 7 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Grand Rapids · 400 block of Ardmore St SE Grand Rapids Fire Department
  12. Oct 7 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · I-196 westbound & Lane Grand Rapids Police Department

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