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Kent County Police & Fire Scanner: Live Calls

Every fire, EMS, crash and police call in Kent County, updated every minute, including the fire and EMS dispatches 616 Dispatch's own scanner receiver hears and transcribes. We don't stream audio; this is what the scanner said, written down, with names and house numbers left out.

615 calls heard on dispatch radio in the past week39 calls todayReceiver on air

Heard on the Kent County scanner

  1. HazardHazard Kentwood · Forest Hill Avenue & Oak Leaf Drive Police requesting Engine 52 respond to a hazardous item 33m
  2. Medical callEMS Grandville · Fairlanes Avenue & 36th Street Subject hit on a bicycle, female patient awake but altered cleared · 2 min
  3. Medical callEMS Cedar Springs · 400 block of Allan St NE Cedar Springs Fire · 42-year-old female, not breathing cleared · 27 min
  4. Medical callEMS Wyoming · 700 block of Timothy St SE 34-year-old female, chest pain cleared · 1 hr 57 min
  5. Medical callEMS Wyoming · 1700 block of Martindale Ave SW Wyoming Fire · 33-year-old male, difficulty breathing cleared · 14 min
  6. Medical callEMS Byron Twp · 2900 block of 92nd St SW Byron Twp Fire · 71 year old female, altered after a fall cleared · 40 min
  7. CrashCrash Wyoming · 900 block of 56th Street Southwest IPhone crash alert from 9-1-1 on the phone, approximate location at the UPS on 56th Southwest cleared · 2 min
  8. Medical callEMS Byron Twp · 7700 block of S Division Ave Byron Twp Fire · Pine Lodge Motel, 38 year old male, pneumonia, difficulty breathing cleared · 22 min
  9. Fire department investigationFire Wyoming · 2900 block of Waterchase Way SW Wyoming Fire · Caller reports a strong, unknown odor inside their apartment, possibly coming from the unit above. Caller waiting outside in a white pickup cleared · 27 min
  10. Yesterday Medical callEMS Wyoming · 3800 block of 56th Street SW 59 year old male, low blood sugar cleared · 2 min
  11. Yesterday Fire alarmFire Wyoming · 2700 block of Burlingame Ave SW Wyoming Fire · Commercial fire alarm at Wyoming Public Works Building cleared · 51 min
  12. Yesterday Medical callEMS Wyoming · 3400 block of Byron Center Ave SW Wyoming Fire · 60-year-old, shoulder, left arm pain all day, chest clear, at Oak Leaf Apartments cleared · 23 min
  13. Yesterday Fire alarmFire Byron Twp · 7600 block of Caterpillar Court SW Commercial fire alarm at Comfort Suites; alarms going off in the building, sounds like they were intentionally pulled cleared · 2 min
  14. Yesterday Fire alarmFire Cannon Twp · 5700 block of Arroyo Vista Dr NE Cannon Twp Fire · Fire alarms going off continuously through the day, asking for assistance to turn them off; no smoke or flames cleared · 21 min
  15. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grandville · 3900 block of 44th Street SW 91-year-old male, fall, bleeding from the head, at an assisted living facility cleared · 2 min
  16. Yesterday Medical callEMS Walker · 300 block of Wilson Ave NW Walker Fire · 18-year-old female, difficulty breathing, in front of the Meijer store cleared · 17 min
  17. Yesterday Medical callEMS Wyoming · 5800 block of Builds Drive SW Commonwealth Senior Living, 93 year old male, fall, possible head injury cleared · 2 min
  18. Yesterday Medical callEMS Grandville · 2900 block of Earle Ave SW Grandville Fire, Grandville Police · 53 year old female, medical call cleared · 16 min
  19. Yesterday CrashCrash Wyoming · 54th St SW & Clyde Park Ave SW Wyoming Police · Unknown accident, two vehicles involved cleared · 50 min
  20. Yesterday Medical callEMS Caledonia · 300 block of Pleasant Ave SE Caledonia Twp Fire · 64-year-old male, intoxicated, fall, altered cleared · 26 min
  21. Yesterday Medical callEMS Cascade Twp · 3000 block of Chapshire Dr SE Cascade Twp Fire · 74-year-old male, foot swelling cleared · 29 min
  22. Yesterday Medical callEMS Rockford · 100 block of Gaylord Drive 77-year-old male, fall, no injuries reported cleared · 4 min
  23. Yesterday Medical callEMS Walker · 4400 block of Remembrance Rd NW Walker Fire · 49 year old male, difficulty breathing due to detox, at the Riviera Motel cleared · 20 min
  24. Yesterday Medical callEMS Kentwood · 3300 block of Pine Meadow Dr SE Kentwood Fire · 36 year old male, just breathing, especially for your night cleared · 23 min
  25. Yesterday Medical callEMS Walker · 800 block of Barborough St NW 76 year old male, altered, possible stroke cleared · 2 min

Every Kent County call: the Kent County dispatch log →

What the scanner hears in Kent County

Kent County's fire departments are dispatched on three fire dispatch channels (north, east and southwest), plus a channel for ambulances. Our receiver records them and transcribes each dispatch: the address block, the call, the patient's age and complaint for medical calls, and the units sent.

Police scanner

Police radio isn't transcribed. Kent County police and fire calls with crews on scene also come from the Kent County Dispatch Authority's public live incident map. Many police talkgroups on Michigan's state radio system are encrypted, so they can't be heard on any scanner. Every call dispatch publishes, police included, is on the Kent County dispatch log.

Listen yourself

Scanner apps, a P25 Phase II scanner, or a small receiver of your own can all pick up West Michigan's fire and EMS dispatch: see how to listen to West Michigan scanners. When you hear "Echo" or "in quarters", scanner codes and radio terms explains it.

Kent County towns

Kent County scanner: questions & answers

Is there a live Kent County police scanner?

616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists calls as they're dispatched, updated every minute, including the fire and EMS calls our own receiver hears and transcribes. To hear audio, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners.

Can you hear police on a scanner in Kent County?

Fire and EMS dispatch is generally open. Many police talkgroups on the state radio system (MPSCS) are encrypted, and no scanner, app or website can hear an encrypted talkgroup. 616 Dispatch lists police calls from the public dispatch lists agencies publish instead.

What do the codes on the scanner mean?

"Echo", "Priority 1", "in quarters" and the rest are explained in plain English on scanner codes and radio terms.