Third alarm fire at Plainfield Township home, Kent County MI
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Fire & ArsonA third alarm fire occurred in the basement of a home near Rogue River Drive Northeast in Plainfield Township, Michigan. Multiple fire engines and personnel responded, including requests for additional manpower. Firefighters reported a full tank of gasoline in the garage. Police assisted with traffic control during the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Kent County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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For Sparta Engine 3 and Solon Engine 1 on AutoAid to a third alarm structure fire near Rogue River Dr NE.
00:13
In Plainfield Township,
00:16
for basement fire,
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10.29.
00:23
I'm a flat freezing route.
00:26
10.29.
00:32
Senatorft's Township Engine 1 is clear of Rich Hampton.
00:37
Grandin Township Engine 1 is clear at 10 and 29.
00:43
The Alpha Division?
00:48
Go ahead Alpha Division.
00:53
We could use two more personnel.
00:56
We're going to be swapping air.
01:03
104 the crew that needs to have the air swapped out they're going to have to swap out their cylinders down and then go back to it we requested a third alarm to get more manpower.
01:16
happy that
01:21
Tommy squad three-hant-team!
01:26
10.30.
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Over command from dispatch.
01:35
Go out dispatch.
01:37
Do you have apparatus to sit on traffic points to clear up deputies?
01:45
No, but if they have to clear, we've got cones posted out, we should be okay.
01:50
And I can direct the incoming units to do that.
01:55
Copy, thank you.
01:56
1031.
02:02
River Command, police are going to clear, and this is your hour on scene.
02:09
Mr. Mr. Chairman, Mr.
02:17
Charlie, I could use two sledgehammers and a pry bar.
02:24
You're going to have to have somebody come up and grab them.
02:26
We've requested a third alarm to get more manpower.
02:37
Spart Engine 3 will be a service of 5.
02:41
Spartan Engine 3 in service of 5, 1033.
02:48
That's your Roll River Command.
02:51
Rogue River Command, go ahead.
02:55
Conferring with Cannon's fire chief, if you could have Cannon respond with a utility one and manpower of three.
03:03
respond with Utility 1 and Manpower 3, 1033.
03:11
Stand from Engine 1.
03:14
Go ahead, Engine 1.
03:18
Homeowner says there's another full tank of gas in the garage yet standing up.
03:22
It's about knee height.
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Crossset right now.
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Thank you. They're working.
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Dispatch from Rogue River Command.
03:34
We're going to be tied up here for a little bit.
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So if we get any other further incidents in the township, just send the closest department, please.
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Location mentioned:
W River Dr NE, Plainfield Township, MI 49306
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