West Michigan Fire, EMS & Police Calls – October 31, 2026

West Michigan's 616 area code · daily archive

848 calls were logged in West Michigan on Oct. 31: 499 police calls, 166 EMS calls, 78 crashes, 42 fire calls, 10 hazard calls, 50 other traffic calls and 3 other calls. The busiest towns were Grand Rapids (271), Holland (88) and Wyoming (52). Among them: grass/brush fire at 17 Mile Road & Stout Avenue in Nelson Twp, structure fire on Mohawk Drive in Spring Lake and structure fire on Laramie Lane in Jenison.

Calls on October 31, 2026 by type
Police	EMS	Crash	Fire	Hazard	Traffic	Call	Total
499	166	78	42	10	50	3	848

Top calls on Oct. 31

Grass/brush fire at 17 Mile Road & Stout Avenue, Nelson Twp

6:16 PM

As dispatched: Brush fire, flames from an unknown source on the north side of 17 Mile Road, east of Avenue. Crews were on the call for about an hour.
Vehicle fire, Chester Twp

3:59 PM

Over the radio, a vehicle fire was dispatched in Chester Township for a Jeep Wrangler burning just north of an intersection on the west side of the road. Two more units were en route by 4:05 and were on scene by 4:07. Crews were on the call for about an hour.
Structure fire on Mohawk Drive, Spring Lake

11:53 PM

Over the radio, a residential fire was dispatched in Spring Lake Township for flames seen on the outside of a house, with Ferrysburg Station 4 and Crawford Station 5 called. Crews were on the call for about two hours.
Vehicle fire, Spencer Twp

6:31 PM

Kent County Sheriff responded. Over the radio, a vehicle fire in the driveway was dispatched in Spencer Township at 6:32. Engine 1 was en route at 6:33, and Engine 5 arrived on scene at 6:40, reporting that the vehicle in the driveway was smoking. Crews were on the call for about an hour.
Structure fire on Laramie Lane, Jenison

7:13 PM

Over the radio, Georgetown Station 1, Georgetown Station 2 and Georgetown Station 9 were dispatched at 7:13 to a reported structure fire in Jenison for a burning smell inside and outside the building, described as smelling like burning rubber. Units were en route over the next several minutes. Crews were on the call for about an hour.