Structure Fire
1400 Fuller Avenue NE, Grand Rapids · Northeast
Timeline
- Fire alarm at GRPS University, 1400 block of Fuller Avenue NE; Battalion 6, Engine 5, Engine 9, and Truck 1 responding
- Truck 1 at Alpha-Delta corner; strobes inside, nobody out front; Truck 1 taking command, investigating
- Command asking dispatch for another contact, such as someone from City Facilities
- Dispatch got the key owner's name and number from the alarm company; will try to call
- Crews heading back to the alarm panel
- Command asking for a contact in case the building can be turned back over; likely unable to secure it
- Truck 1 command directing Engine 9 to come in the front door
- Odor reported in the kitchen; crews checking
- Burning smell confirmed; Engine 9 asked to bring up a couple of pike poles
- Burning smell located in kitchen area just inside the main front doors
- Battalion 6 requesting ambulance to the scene
- Command assigning Truck 1 and Engine 9 to investigate; Engine 5 staying outside, ready to stretch a line if needed
- Fire alarm upgraded to structure fire; additional crews dispatched including Battalion 5, Engine 3, Engine 11, Truck 2, Truck 3, Rescue 2, and Car 97
- Light haze in the kitchen
- Engine 5 ordered to position ladders at roof level on the kitchen side of the building while standing by
- Command assigns Truck 1 as investigation group with Engine 9 assigned to assist
- Winds 6 miles per hour from the south at the scene
- Truck 3 clear, back on Channel 1
- Command terminated at 7:25; all standby units clear
- Truck 1 giving turnover information to Car 97, who will stay for the key holder; all units clear; command stays with Truck 1 until they clear
- Entry alarm likely going off inside; unable to reset, will turn it over to them
- Engine 9 clear
- Truck 1 cleared; scene left with Car 97