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Structure fire on West Campus Drive, Allendale – Nov 8, 2026

Structure fire reported in the 5000 block of West Campus Drive in Allendale.

Reported
Last updated
Status
Cleared at about 8:16 PM, 27 min after the call came in

What happened

Callers then reported the odor outside the building and that other residents also smelled it.

What dispatch noted

Smell of smoke in apartment, no flames or smoke showing

Both written from dispatch radio, transcribed automatically, so a word may be misheard. Names and house numbers are removed.

Updates

  1. Structure fire reported.
  2. Units en route.
  3. Caller and other residents report smelling smoke outside the building.
  4. Caller reports smelling it outside, and other residents also report smelling it.
  5. Units on scene.
  6. Units cleared.
  7. No more radio traffic about this call.

About this call

Location
5000 block of West Campus Drive
Allendale & GVSU, Ottawa County, MI
Call type, responders and source
Call type
Structure fire
What "structure fire" means

A fire in a house, garage, barn or other building. Several fire departments are usually sent at once. All call types

Responding
Station 1
Local agencies
Fire and rescue: Allendale Fire DepartmentPolice: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Valley Police on the GVSU campusWho covers Allendale, not a list of who was sent.
Source
Fire and EMS dispatch radio