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West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 19, 2026

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899 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 19: 532 police calls, 154 EMS calls, 119 crashes, 30 fire calls, 9 hazard calls, 54 other traffic calls and 1 other call. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (287), Holland (84) and Wyoming (81). Among them: structure fire in Gaines Twp, structure fire on 52nd St SE in Kentwood and structure fire on Morning Star Way NE in Algoma Twp.

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Top calls on Oct. 19

  1. Structure fire, Cascade Twp

    Cascade Township Fire and Kent County Sheriff responded. Crews were on the call for about an hour and a half.

  2. Structure fire, Gaines Twp

    As dispatched: Smoke in a room, came in as fire alarm. Crews were on the call for about an hour.

  3. Vehicle fire, Kentwood

    Kentwood Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about thirty-five minutes.

  4. Structure fire, Algoma Twp

    Algoma Township Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about forty minutes.

  5. Structure fire, Kentwood

    Kentwood Fire responded. Crews were on the call for about forty minutes.

Calls by town on Oct. 19

The day's bigger calls

  1. Oct 19 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · Mckendrick St SW & Century Ave SW Grand Rapids Police Department
  2. Oct 19 Injury crashCrash Grandville · I-196 eastbound, west of Market Motorcycle versus deer cleared · 2 min
  3. Oct 19 Structure fireFire Gaines Twp Smoke in a room, came in as fire alarm cleared · 2 min
  4. Oct 19 Structure fireFire Kentwood · 4400 block of 52nd St SE Kentwood Fire · Kentwood Fire on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 36 min
  5. Oct 19 Structure fireFire Algoma Twp · 10400 block of Morning Star Way NE Algoma Twp Fire · Algoma Twp Fire on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 35 min
  6. Oct 19 Hit-and-run crashCrash Polkton Twp Ottawa County Sheriff · Drk green Ford truck side swiped caller and continued on westbound
  7. Oct 19 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · 3300 block of West Shore Dr Ottawa County Sheriff · Unknown vehicle hit caller's blue Chevy Silverado
  8. Oct 19 Structure fireFire Cascade Twp · 1200 block of Spaulding Ave SE Cascade Twp Fire, Kent County Sheriff · Cascade Twp Fire and Kent County Sheriff on scene about an hour 15 minutes. cleared · 1 hr 21 min
  9. Oct 19 HazmatHazard Byron Twp · 500 block of 76th St SW Byron Twp Fire · Byron Twp Fire on scene a few minutes. cleared · 15 min
  10. Oct 19 Injury crashCrash Grand Rapids · Eastern Ave SE & Evergreen St SE Grand Rapids Police Department
  11. Oct 19 Vehicle fireFire Kentwood · 44th St SE & S Division Ave Kentwood Fire · Kentwood Fire on scene about 20 minutes. cleared · 29 min
  12. Oct 19 Hit-and-run crashCrash Holland · Lincoln Ave & E 16th St City of Holland DPS · Vehicle parked facing wrong direction in roadway

West Michigan calls today · Every city and township