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West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 18, 2026

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721 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 18: 437 police calls, 149 EMS calls, 62 crashes, 25 fire calls, 14 hazard calls and 34 other traffic calls. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (237), Holland (71) and Wyoming (51). Among them: structure fire on Kenton St SE in Gaines Twp, structure fire on Monroe Ave NW in Grand Rapids and structure fire on Alpenhorn Dr NW in Alpine Twp.

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Top calls on Oct. 18

  1. Structure fire, Alpine Twp

    Alpine Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about forty-five minutes.

  2. Structure fire on Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids

    Grand Rapids Fire Department responded.

  3. Structure fire, Gaines Twp

    Gaines Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about thirty minutes.

  4. Hazmat, Alpine Twp

    Alpine Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about twenty-five minutes.

  5. Injury crash, Crockery Twp

    Crews were on the call for about an hour.

Calls by town on Oct. 18

The day's bigger calls

  1. Oct 18 Breaking and enteringPolice Park Twp · 2500 block of William Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · Ex boyfriend attempting to make entry into home
  2. Oct 18 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · 800 block of College Ave NE Grand Rapids Fire Department
  3. Oct 18 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Haven · US-31 & Hayes St Ottawa County Sheriff · Unknown suv hit caller and continued southbound
  4. Oct 18 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Byron Twp · 2300 block of Conifer Ridge Dr SW Byron Twp Fire · Byron Twp Fire on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 13 min
  5. Oct 18 Structure fireFire Gaines Twp · 400 block of Kenton St SE Gaines Twp Fire · Gaines Twp Fire on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 25 min
  6. Oct 18 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Grand Rapids · 500 block of Pine Ave NW Grand Rapids Fire Department
  7. Oct 18 HazmatHazard Alpine Twp · 3900 block of Alpine Ave NW Alpine Twp Fire · Alpine Twp Fire on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 22 min
  8. Oct 18 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · 700 block of E 16th St City of Holland DPS · Assist to the public - see caller
  9. Oct 18 Hit-and-run crashCrash Polkton Twp Ottawa County Sheriff · Maroon Chevy suv clipped the callers vehicle and kept going
  10. Oct 18 Hit-and-run crashCrash Grand Rapids · Pleasant St SE & Madison Ave SE Grand Rapids Police Department
  11. Oct 18 Carbon monoxide alarmHazard Wyoming · 1900 block of Farragut St SW Wyoming Fire · Wyoming Fire on scene a few minutes. cleared · 17 min
  12. Oct 18 Wires downHazard Grand Rapids · Pleasant St SE & Madison Ave SE Grand Rapids Fire Department

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