West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 17, 2026
West Michigan's 616 area code · daily archive
787 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 17: 478 police calls, 123 EMS calls, 92 crashes, 35 fire calls, 7 hazard calls and 52 other traffic calls. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (243), Wyoming (74) and Holland (63). Among them: structure fire on Alpine Ave NW in Alpine Twp, structure fire at Denwood Ave SW & Burton St SW in Wyoming and structure fire on Thornhills Ave SE in Cascade Twp.
| Police | EMS | Crash | Fire | Hazard | Traffic | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478 | 123 | 92 | 35 | 7 | 52 | 787 |
Calls by town on Oct. 17
- Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 17 (243)
- Wyoming calls on Oct. 17 (74)
- Holland & Holland Twp calls on Oct. 17 (63)
- Allendale & GVSU calls on Oct. 17 (43)
- Kentwood calls on Oct. 17 (41)
- Grandville calls on Oct. 17 (28)
- Cascade Township calls on Oct. 17 (23)
- Byron Township calls on Oct. 17 (23)
- Grand Haven & Grand Haven Twp calls on Oct. 17 (23)
- Jenison & Georgetown Twp calls on Oct. 17 (21)
- Plainfield Township calls on Oct. 17 (20)
- Walker calls on Oct. 17 (16)
- Gaines Township calls on Oct. 17 (14)
- Alpine Township calls on Oct. 17 (13)
- Algoma Township calls on Oct. 17 (12)
- Lowell calls on Oct. 17 (11)
- Caledonia & Caledonia Twp calls on Oct. 17 (11)
- Jamestown Township calls on Oct. 17 (8)
- Zeeland & Zeeland Twp calls on Oct. 17 (7)
- Grand Rapids Township calls on Oct. 17 (7)
- Solon Township calls on Oct. 17 (6)
- Spring Lake & Spring Lake Twp calls on Oct. 17 (6)
- Courtland Township calls on Oct. 17 (6)
- Robinson Township calls on Oct. 17 (6)
- Sparta & Sparta Twp calls on Oct. 17 (5)
- Crockery Township calls on Oct. 17 (5)
- Ferrysburg calls on Oct. 17 (4)
- Park Township calls on Oct. 17 (4)
- East Grand Rapids calls on Oct. 17 (4)
- Olive Township calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Cannon Township calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Coopersville calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Wright Township calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Hudsonville calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Ada Township calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Blendon Township calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Rockford calls on Oct. 17 (3)
- Bowne Twp & Alto calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Spencer Township calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Oakfield Township calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Port Sheldon Township calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Tallmadge Township calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Kent City & Tyrone Twp calls on Oct. 17 (2)
- Grattan Township calls on Oct. 17 (1)
- Chester Township calls on Oct. 17 (1)
- Polkton Township calls on Oct. 17 (1)
- Cedar Springs calls on Oct. 17 (1)
The day's bigger calls
- Oct 17 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Kentwood · 4700 block of Carrick Ave SE cleared · 14 min
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Haven · Washington Ave & N Harbor Dr
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · 200 block of E 11th St
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · Van Ommen Dr & James St
- Oct 17 Structure fireFire Alpine Twp · 3700 block of Alpine Ave NW cleared · 53 min
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · James St & US-31
- Oct 17 Structure fireFire Wyoming · Denwood Ave SW & Burton St SW cleared · 15 min
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · S Division Ave & Weston St SE
- Oct 17 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · S Division Ave & Weston St SE
- Oct 17 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · 1900 block of Breton Rd SE
- Oct 17 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · W Fulton St & Winter Ave NW
- Oct 17 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Ada Twp · 6900 block of Adaridge Dr SE cleared · 34 min