Holland & Holland Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log
Holland & Holland Twp & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI
Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data, Ottawa County Central Dispatch's board and fire and EMS dispatch radio
Live fire, EMS, crash and police calls in the City of Holland and Holland Charter Township, from downtown, Hope College and Eighth Street out to the US-31 corridor. Holland's Department of Public Safety handles police and fire in the city; the township has its own fire department and is patrolled by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Calls in the Allegan County part of Holland are handled by Allegan County dispatch and don't appear here.
Alerts for Holland · Holland accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Holland: 78 calls
Holland call counts
| Calls | Today | 7 days | Nov | Oct | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire & hazards | 0 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 70 |
| EMS | 1 | 79 | 48 | 236 | 1,561 |
| Crashes | 0 | 67 | 36 | 322 | 2,670 |
| Other traffic | 0 | 95 | 56 | 362 | 3,690 |
| Police | 0 | 298 | 165 | 1,539 | 14,006 |
| Total | 1 | 557 | 319 | 2,509 | 21,997 |
319 calls so far in November, compared with 308 by this point in October, up 4%. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.
Latest Calls in Holland
No active calls right now · checked
Latest
- Medical callEMS 4600 block of Rock Parish Court cleared · 51 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 300 block of E Lakewood Blvd
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 200 block of W 14th St
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 900 block of E 24th St
- Yesterday Fire alarmFire 3700 block of Westwood Place cleared · 1 hr 21 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 12100 block of Belt St cleared · 24 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 12100 block of Felch St
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic W 20th St & Plasman Ave
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice Columbia Ave & E 15th St
- Yesterday DisturbancePolice 500 block of Butternut Dr
- Yesterday Motorist assistTraffic N River Ave & Douglas Ave cleared · 20 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 700 block of East 24th Street cleared · 1 hr 27 min
- Yesterday Hit-and-run crashCrash 10500 block of Melvin St
- Yesterday Warrant servicePolice 2800 block of West Shore Dr
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 1100 block of Matt Urban Dr
- Yesterday Criminal complaintPolice 300 block of Douglas Ave
- Yesterday Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 13900 block of Ridgewood Dr
- Yesterday Burglary alarmPolice 500 block of E 32nd St
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 1100 block of Lincoln Avenue cleared · 2 min
- Yesterday Medical callEMS 200 block of Mae Rose Ave cleared · 7 min
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 400 block of Butternut Dr
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic US-31 & Riley St
- Yesterday Citizen assistPolice 500 block of Pinecrest Dr
- Yesterday Criminal complaintPolice 11300 block of James St
- Yesterday Assist to another agencyPolice 11300 block of James St
No calls of that type in this list right now.
2026 so far
Fire and rescue calls in Holland & Holland Twp, January through September
5,445
No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for September.
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
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| January | 627 | 613 |
| February | 538 | 498 |
| March | 549 | 566 |
| April | 575 | 577 |
| May | 620 | 586 |
| June | 646 | 601 |
| July | 612 | 629 |
| August | 676 | 597 |
| September | 602 | Not published |
Police calls in Holland & Holland Twp, January through September
25,216
No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for March, April and September.
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
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| January | 2,680 | 2,683 |
| February | 2,602 | 2,338 |
| March | 2,486 | Not published |
| April | 2,518 | Not published |
| May | 3,022 | 3,022 |
| June | 2,940 | 2,846 |
| July | 3,147 | 2,928 |
| August | 2,953 | 3,072 |
| September | 2,868 | Not published |
Every dispatch, from Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly statistics reports. Police counts include every law-enforcement dispatch (traffic stops, alarms, complaints and more), far more than the individual calls listed above. Ambulance calls are reported by ambulance company rather than by town, so they aren't included.
Holland scanner activity
616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 92 Holland calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently medical call at 3:18 AM. Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.
Holland Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers
What happened in Holland today?
1 call so far today: 1 EMS call. The latest was Medical call on Rock Parish Court at 3:18 AM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.
Does Holland publish a dispatch log?
Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts calls on its public incident board, and the Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later. 616 Dispatch saves every Holland call from both, plus the fire and EMS dispatches our own scanner receiver hears, in one dispatch log, with a page for each call.
How many police calls are there in Holland?
14,006 police calls are listed here this year, about 45 a day, along with 2,670 crashes and 3,690 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 25,216 law-enforcement dispatches in Holland & Holland Twp from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.
Which fire department covers Holland?
Holland Department of Public Safety in the city and the Holland Township Fire Department in the township. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 70 fire and hazard calls and 1,561 EMS calls are listed here this year.
Who handles police calls in Holland?
Holland Department of Public Safety in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the township.
How do I get a police report in Holland?
Ask the agency that handled the call: Holland Department of Public Safety in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the township. Michigan crash reports (form UD-10) can also be bought online from the Michigan State Police. 616 Dispatch doesn't have or sell reports.
Where can I see crashes in Holland today?
Right here: crashes are listed above as Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts them, usually within a minute. No crashes are listed yet today.
Is there a Holland police scanner?
616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Holland call dispatch publishes, updated every minute, including the fire and EMS dispatches our own scanner receiver hears and transcribes. To listen yourself, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners, or follow the Ottawa County scanner.