Smoke spotted near church in Westland, Westland MI
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, smoke was reported near a church on Palmer Road in Westland where a vagrant had previously set up a fire behind the building. Fire units and Rescue 4 were dispatched and arrived on scene to investigate possible fire and smoke entering the church.
Audio|Heard on: Westland-Garden City Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:53
Transcript:
00:00
Station 4, engine for your need, (number withheld), (number withheld), (number withheld).
00:13
Pass the rear check for a pallet-wire,
00:16
(number withheld)-over,
00:18
rear the church for a pallet wire.
00:21
Page 4th-(number withheld).
00:26
Dispatch, Engine 4 is en route.
00:35
1255.
00:41
1A and 3C be advised.
00:43
We're getting another call for the church near Palmer.
00:48
Went there earlier about a vagrant lighting a fire,
00:52
setting up camp behind the church.
00:55
FB is in round now.
00:57
They say that smoke is going inside the church.
01:01
Car 1A. 1A.
01:03
3C. 3C. 3C copies.
01:06
You can cancel the one car, 3A will have that way.
01:09
Okay, 1A can cancel.
01:11
1A you can cancel.
01:14
Okay.
01:16
Dispatch, you can attach Rescue 4 to that run as well.
01:20
Okay.
01:24
Dispatch Rescue 4 is en route.
01:30
Okay, 12.
01:41
Go ahead.
01:46
Jeff Dunes, sir, can you please some myself in 3632 in service in unit (number withheld), please?
01:55
12-5 to 6 connect here.
02:01
This match for, was this called in by the church or passerby?
02:06
(number withheld) radio with DeerMone Heights traffic.
02:09
All right, 17.
02:12
All right. Engine 4, I believe it was called in by the church.
02:16
Yeah, that, thank you.
02:18
(name withheld).
02:21
Again, (name withheld).
02:24
Be how to drive in Ann Arbor Trail.
02:27
Howder Drive and Ann Arbor Trail? I'll pull up 57.
02:34
Just clear, pull my link.
02:37
That's six, okay.
02:43
Rescue ones are not the Guard City?
02:50
Floop a few minutes.
02:51
Just that's engine four's arrival in the area.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Palmer Rd, Westland, MI
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