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Fire alarm on 76th St SE, Gaines Twp – Nov 11, 2026

cleared about 3:18 PM, 2 min

What happened

Gaines Engine 35 and Gaines Engine 67 were dispatched at 3:16 PM to a residential fire alarm in Gaines Township, where smoke and heat detectors had activated three times each.

What dispatch noted

Residential fire alarm, smoke and heat detectors activated three times each

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

Updates

  1. Fire alarm reported.
  2. 3 more updates
    1. Gaines Engine 35 cancelled.
    2. Gaines Engine 67 cancelled.
    3. Residential fire alarm call cancelled, units can disregard.
  3. No more radio traffic about this call.

About this call

Location
1500 block of 76th St SE
Gaines Township, Kent County, MI
Earlier on this street
Fires, hazards and serious crashes in Gaines Township in the year before this call.
Call type, status, responders and source
Call type
Fire alarm
What "fire alarm" means

An automatic fire alarm going off in a building. Most turn out to be false alarms, but the fire department checks every one. All call types

Responding
Gaines Engine 35, Gaines Engine 67
Local agencies
Fire and rescue: Gaines Township fire departments (Cutlerville and Dutton)Police: Kent County Sheriff's OfficeWho covers Gaines Twp, not a list of who was sent.
Status
Cleared at about 3:18 PM, 2 min after the call came in
Last updated
Source
Fire and EMS dispatch radio