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Nelson Township & Sand Lake Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log

Nelson Twp & Sand Lake & vicinity · Kent County, MI

Updated · Source: Kent County Dispatch's map and fire and EMS dispatch radio

Live police, fire and medical calls in Nelson Township and the Village of Sand Lake, along the northern edge of Kent County. The Sand Lake Fire Department answers most fire and medical calls, with Cedar Springs covering part of the township, and the Kent County Sheriff's Office handles police.

Alerts for Nelson Township · Yesterday in Nelson Township: 3 calls

Nelson Township call counts

CallsToday7 daysNovOctSince Oct 1
Fire & hazards042810
EMS0542529
Crashes0641418
Other traffic00022
Police0844650
Total0231495109

14 calls so far in November, compared with 18 by this point in October.

Latest Calls in Nelson Township

No active calls right now · checked

Latest

  1. Yesterday CrashCrash 17 Mile Rd NE & Myers Lake Ave NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 43 min
  2. Yesterday Medical callEMS 0 block of E Maple St NE Sand Lake Fire · Sand Lake Fire on scene a few minutes. cleared · 25 min
  3. Yesterday CrashCrash 17 Mile Rd NE & Ritchie Ave NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 47 min
  4. Nov 2 Weapons or shots-fired complaintPolice 5900 block of Grosvenor St NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene a few minutes. cleared · 17 min
  5. Nov 2 Citizen assistPolice 9200 block of 20 Mile Rd NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 39 min
  6. Nov 2 FireFire 7400 block of 18 Mile Rd NE Cedar Springs Fire · Cedar Springs Fire on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 49 min
  7. Nov 2 Medical callEMS 18 Mile Rd NE & Pine Lake Ave NE Cedar Springs Fire · Cedar Springs Fire on scene about 5 hours 30 minutes. cleared · 5 hr 43 min
  8. Nov 2 Fire alarmFire 300 block of Houston Ave Metal alarm, permit, no contact cleared · 9 min
  9. Nov 2 Medical callEMS 7300 block of Sand Lake St NE Sand Lake Fire · Sand Lake Fire on scene about 20 minutes. cleared · 36 min
  10. Nov 1 Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 7800 block of 20 Mile Rd NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 29 min
  11. Nov 1 Medical callEMS 300 block of W Lake St NE Sand Lake Fire · Sand Lake Fire on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 32 min
  12. Nov 1 Traffic violationPolice 600 block of W Lake St NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 2 hours 30 minutes. cleared · 3 hr 25 min
  13. Nov 1 CrashCrash 600 block of W Lake St NE Sand Lake Fire · Engine 6 reported en route at 12:53 p.m. And on scene at 12:55 p.m., with Medic 7 also on scene at 12:55 p.m. cleared · 1 hr 1 min
  14. Nov 1 CrashCrash 15000 block of Myers Lake Ave NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about an hour 45 minutes. cleared · 2 hr 1 min
  15. Oct 31 Noise complaintPolice 5500 block of Coan St NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 39 min
  16. Oct 31 Grass/brush fireFire 17 Mile Road & Stout Avenue Brush fire, flames from an unknown source on the north side of 17 Mile Road, east of Avenue cleared · 2 min
  17. Oct 30 Fire department investigationFire Northland Dr NE & Egner St NE Sand Lake Fire · Outdoor investigation, heavy cloud of black smoke seen in the area, east side of the roadway south of the smoke cleared · 20 min
  18. Oct 30 Welfare checkPolice 7200 block of 20 Mile Rd NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 20 minutes. cleared · 42 min
  19. Oct 29 CrashCrash US-131 southbound & Cedar Springs Ave Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 25 minutes. cleared · 59 min
  20. Oct 29 CrashCrash N 3rd St NE & N 2nd St NE Kent County Sheriff · Medical-zero vehicle accident, two vehicles, unknown status cleared · 2 hr 34 min
  21. Oct 29 Medical callEMS 0 block of E Maple St NE Sand Lake Fire · Sand Lake Fire on scene about 30 minutes. cleared · 42 min
  22. Oct 29 Citizen assistPolice 15500 block of Ritchie Ave NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene a few minutes. cleared · 26 min
  23. Oct 29 Welfare checkPolice 100 block of S 3rd St NE Kent County Sheriff · Kent County Sheriff on scene about 15 minutes. cleared · 32 min
  24. Oct 29 Medical callEMS 7300 block of Sand Lake St NE Sand Lake Fire · 83 year old female, weakness and difficulty breathing cleared · 32 min
  25. Oct 28 FireFire 16300 block of Northland Dr NE Sand Lake Fire · Sand Lake Fire on scene about 10 minutes. cleared · 25 min

Since Oct 1

Fire, EMS and crash calls

59

Police calls

50

Most common

  1. Medical call 29
  2. Crash 18
  3. Citizen assist 10
  4. Welfare check 9
  5. Suspicious person or vehicle 7

Calls per day

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DayCalls
2026-10-026
2026-10-031
2026-10-049
2026-10-051
2026-10-064
2026-10-073
2026-10-083
2026-10-093
2026-10-102
2026-10-115
2026-10-122
2026-10-132
2026-10-140
2026-10-154
2026-10-162
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-194
2026-10-202
2026-10-215
2026-10-226
2026-10-234
2026-10-244
2026-10-252
2026-10-264
2026-10-275
2026-10-281
2026-10-296
2026-10-302
2026-10-311
2026-11-016
2026-11-026
2026-11-030
2026-11-043

Nelson Twp & Sand Lake has no monthly call reports like Ottawa County's, so there are no 2026 totals before Oct 1. These counts are the calls 616 Dispatch has recorded since it began reading Kent County Dispatch Authority's live map, which lists a call only while crews are on scene. Short calls that clear before they reach the map are missed, so the true number of calls is higher. A daily chart appears after two weeks.

Nelson Township scanner activity

616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 5 Nelson Township calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently fire alarm at 10:58 AM (Nov 2). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.

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Nelson Township Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers

What happened in Nelson Township today?

No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Crash at 17 Mile Rd NE & Myers Lake Ave NE on Nov 4, 2026, at 3:48 PM.

Does Nelson Township publish a dispatch log?

Not as a list you can look back through. Kent County Dispatch Authority shows calls on a public incident map only while crews are on scene. 616 Dispatch saves every Nelson Township call from that map, 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 Nelson Township?

50 police calls are listed here since Oct 1, about 1.4 a day, along with 18 crashes and 2 other traffic calls.

Which fire department covers Nelson Township?

Sand Lake Fire Department, with Cedar Springs Fire Department in part of the township. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Kent County Dispatch Authority. 10 fire and hazard calls and 29 EMS calls are listed here since Oct 1.

Who handles police calls in Nelson Township?

Kent County Sheriff's Office.

How do I get a police report in Nelson Township?

Ask the agency that handled the call: Kent County Sheriff's Office. 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 Nelson Township today?

Right here: crashes are listed above as they appear on Kent County's public incident map, while crews are on scene. No crashes are listed yet today.

Is there a Nelson Township police scanner?

616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Nelson Township 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 Kent County scanner.