Fire
Fire alarm on Hillcrest Ave NW, Grand Rapids – Oct 16, 2026
Structure fire reported in the 1500 block of Hillcrest Ave NW in Grand Rapids.
- Reported
- Last updated
- Status
- Not tracked live. This call comes from a log that's published after the fact.
What dispatch noted
Fire alarm going off, unknown west burning, white smoke from basement
Heard on dispatch radio and transcribed automatically, so a word may be misheard. Names and house numbers are removed.
Updates
- Fire alarm reported.
About this call
- Location
- 1500 block of Hillcrest Ave NW
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI
Call type, 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
- Grand Rapids Fire Department
- Local agencies
- Fire and rescue: Grand Rapids Fire DepartmentPolice: Grand Rapids Police DepartmentWho covers Grand Rapids, not a list of who was sent.
- Source
- Fire and EMS dispatch radio and the Grand Rapids Fire Department's public incident list (posted about 30 minutes later)