West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 16, 2026
West Michigan's 616 area code · daily archive
924 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 16: 530 police calls, 180 EMS calls, 110 crashes, 34 fire calls, 11 hazard calls, 58 other traffic calls and 1 other call. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (298), Holland (91) and Wyoming (61). Among them: structure fire on Hillcrest Ave NW in Grand Rapids, vehicle fire on Chicago Drive in Zeeland and structure fire on 18 Mile Rd NE in Solon Twp.
| Police | EMS | Crash | Fire | Hazard | Traffic | Call | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | 180 | 110 | 34 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 924 |
Calls by town on Oct. 16
- Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 16 (298)
- Holland & Holland Twp calls on Oct. 16 (91)
- Wyoming calls on Oct. 16 (61)
- Allendale & GVSU calls on Oct. 16 (42)
- Kentwood calls on Oct. 16 (36)
- Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp calls on Oct. 16 (35)
- Jenison & Georgetown Twp calls on Oct. 16 (30)
- Walker calls on Oct. 16 (28)
- Grandville calls on Oct. 16 (28)
- Plainfield Township calls on Oct. 16 (22)
- Byron Township calls on Oct. 16 (21)
- Zeeland & Zeeland Twp calls on Oct. 16 (14)
- Gaines Township calls on Oct. 16 (13)
- Cascade Township calls on Oct. 16 (12)
- East Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 16 (11)
- Caledonia & Caledonia Twp calls on Oct. 16 (10)
- Olive Township calls on Oct. 16 (9)
- Rockford calls on Oct. 16 (9)
- Tallmadge Township calls on Oct. 16 (9)
- Park Township calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Alpine Township calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Lowell calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Jamestown Township calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Coopersville calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Blendon Township calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Grand Rapids Township calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Cedar Springs calls on Oct. 16 (8)
- Solon Township calls on Oct. 16 (7)
- Ada Township calls on Oct. 16 (7)
- Spring Lake & Spring Lake Twp calls on Oct. 16 (7)
- Hudsonville calls on Oct. 16 (6)
- Polkton Township calls on Oct. 16 (6)
- Algoma Township calls on Oct. 16 (6)
- Courtland Township calls on Oct. 16 (6)
- Crockery Township calls on Oct. 16 (5)
- Port Sheldon Township calls on Oct. 16 (5)
- Cannon Township calls on Oct. 16 (5)
- Robinson Township calls on Oct. 16 (4)
- Kent City & Tyrone Twp calls on Oct. 16 (4)
- Ferrysburg calls on Oct. 16 (3)
- Wright Township calls on Oct. 16 (2)
- Nelson Twp & Sand Lake calls on Oct. 16 (2)
- Oakfield Township calls on Oct. 16 (2)
- Bowne Twp & Alto calls on Oct. 16 (1)
- Sparta & Sparta Twp calls on Oct. 16 (1)
- Vergennes Township calls on Oct. 16 (1)
- Grattan Township calls on Oct. 16 (1)
The day's bigger calls
- Oct 16 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · 1300 block of Jefferson Ave SE
- Oct 16 Hit-and-run crashCrash Tallmadge Twp · 8th Ave & Johnson St
- Oct 16 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · US-31 & James St
- Oct 16 Breaking and enteringPolice Grandville · 3100 block of Dixie Ave SW cleared · 29 min
- Oct 16 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · 400 block of Fernando St NE
- Oct 16 Injury crashCrash Hudsonville · 32nd Ave & westbound I-196 off-ramp cleared · 50 min
- Oct 16 Hit-and-run crashCrash Blendon Twp · Port Sheldon St & 56th Ave
- Oct 16 Injury crashCrash Cannon Twp cleared · 2 min
- Oct 16 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · 400 block of Fernando St NE
- Oct 16 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · Riley St & 136th Ave
- Oct 16 Structure fireFire Grand Rapids · 1500 block of Hillcrest Ave NW
- Oct 16 Vehicle fireFire Zeeland · 5300 block of Chicago Drive cleared · 23 min