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Zeeland & Zeeland Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log

Zeeland & Zeeland 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 Zeeland and Zeeland Charter Township, from downtown Zeeland out along I-196 and the township's farm roads. The Zeeland Police Department patrols the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office the township; the city and the township each run a fire department.

Alerts for Zeeland · Zeeland accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Zeeland: 19 calls

Happening now

Posted next day by the Ottawa County Sheriff

The Sheriff's office publishes its calls about a day after they happen, so they never appear in the live list. For yesterday, November 4, 2026, it has posted 10 calls in Zeeland so far: Traffic complaint (4), animal complaint (1), disturbance (1), lost or found property (1) and more.

All of yesterday in Zeeland → · Yesterday on the map

Zeeland call counts

CallsToday7 daysNovOct2026
Fire & hazards1441317
EMS0231871380
Crashes314671521
Other traffic1241586952
Police035201401,548
Total5100633813,418

63 calls so far in November, compared with 37 by this point in October, up 70%. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.

Latest Calls in Zeeland

4 active calls · checked

Active now

  1. Highway incidentTraffic Westbound I-196 Byron Rd 8m
  2. Crash (property damage)Crash Location not shown 2 vehicle, not blocking 27m
  3. Crash (property damage)Crash E Main Ave & S Sanford St 2 vehicle, blocking 32m
  4. Structure fireFire 100 block of 96th Avenue Structure fire at, a greenhouse building 44m

Earlier

  1. Crash (property damage)Crash E Main Ave & N Fairview St White sub cleared · 8 min
  2. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic 88th Ave & Summit Ct Ottawa County Sheriff · Deer partially blocking
  3. Yesterday Medical callEMS 4100 block of 80th Ave Ottawa County Sheriff · 71-year-old male, irregular heartbeat, clammy cleared · 34 min
  4. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Deer blocking
  5. Yesterday Lost or found propertyPolice 0 block of W Main Ave City of Zeeland PD
  6. Yesterday Motorist assistTraffic Byron Rd & 64th Ave Honda blocking intersection cleared · 16 min
  7. Yesterday Medical callEMS 1700 block of S Trillium Cir Ottawa County Sheriff · 87-year-old male, FAST positive, speech difficulty, possible stroke cleared · 11 min
  8. Yesterday Medical callEMS 6300 block of O Court 79 year old male, generally well, requesting transport cleared · 18 min
  9. Yesterday Medical callEMS 200 block of S State St City of Zeeland PD · Third-party report, 92-year-old male, fell a couple of days ago, altered level of consciousness, via Crestwood Village Condos cleared · 42 min
  10. Yesterday Medical callEMS 8300 block of South St 89 year old female, heart issues, at the Zeeland Community Hospital Urgent Care cleared · 4 min
  11. Yesterday Medical callEMS 400 block of East Riley Street 27 year old male, altered LOC, at Shoreline Container cleared · 2 min
  12. Yesterday Warrant servicePolice W Roosevelt Ave & N State St City of Zeeland PD
  13. Yesterday Welfare checkPolice 400 block of E Riley St City of Zeeland PD · Check on male in parking loT
  14. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic Location not shown Ottawa County Sheriff · Black Toyota swerving all over the roadway
  15. Yesterday Crash (property damage)Crash W Roosevelt Ave & N State St 2 vehicles-not blocking cleared · 1 hr 30 min
  16. Yesterday DisturbancePolice 300 block of E Main Ave City of Zeeland PD
  17. Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic 6800 block of Byron Rd Ottawa County Sheriff
  18. Yesterday Medical callEMS 500 block of Parkside Drive Priority 1 medical at Royal Park Place, third-party report of an 80-year-old male with difficulty breathing cleared · 12 min
  19. Yesterday Panic alarmPolice 8900 block of Ottogan St Ottawa County Sheriff · Personal alarm
  20. Yesterday Animal complaintPolice N Fairview St & E Washington Ave City of Zeeland PD · Deer in middle of roadway for dispatch
  21. Nov 3 DisturbancePolice 0 block of W Madison Ave City of Zeeland PD · Female screaming from this address

2026 so far

Fire and rescue calls in Zeeland & Zeeland Twp, January through September

1,413

No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for September.

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Month20262025
January185164
February144149
March160140
April135148
May147182
June156173
July152134
August162162
September172Not published

Police calls in Zeeland & Zeeland Twp, January through September

3,858

No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for March, April and September.

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Month20262025
January479531
February446417
March404Not published
April406Not published
May445479
June445425
July436467
August369463
September428Not 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.

Zeeland scanner activity

616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 27 Zeeland calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently structure fire at 6:00 AM. Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.

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Zeeland Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers

What happened in Zeeland today?

5 calls so far today: 1 fire or hazard call, 3 crashes and 1 other traffic call. The latest was Highway incident on westbound I-196 Byron Rd at 6:37 AM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.

Does Zeeland 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 Zeeland 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 Zeeland?

1,548 police calls are listed here this year, about 5 a day, along with 521 crashes and 952 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 3,858 law-enforcement dispatches in Zeeland & Zeeland Twp from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.

Which fire department covers Zeeland?

Zeeland's city and township fire departments. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 17 fire and hazard calls and 380 EMS calls are listed here this year.

Who handles police calls in Zeeland?

Zeeland Police Department in the city and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office in the township.

How do I get a police report in Zeeland?

Ask the agency that handled the call: Zeeland Police Department 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 Zeeland today?

Right here: crashes are listed above as Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts them, usually within a minute. 3 crashes so far today; the latest was Crash (property damage) at 6:18 AM.

Is there a Zeeland police scanner?

616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Zeeland 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.