Possible Structure Fire

Timeline

1. 9:31pmCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Kentwood Fire — Structure Fire, 4400 block of Kalamazoo Ave SE, Kentwood
2. 9:32pmRadio
   Possible structure fire at Tuffy Tire and Auto, 4300 block of Kalamazoo Avenue Southeast; customer reports smell and sight of smoke inside the building, no flames visible
3. 9:33pmRadio
   Engine 12 dispatched to the structure fire at Tuffy Tire and Auto
4. 9:34pmRadio
   Car 3, Engine 51, and Medic 51 en route to Tuffy Tire and Auto
5. 9:36pmRadio
   Car 3 establishing incident command at Tuffy Tire and Auto (time 2136)
6. 9:37pmRadio
   Engine 53 on scene at Tuffy Tire and Auto (2136)
7. 9:37pmRadio
   Engine 51 assigned as Investigation 1; very light haze inside the building
8. 9:38pmRadio
   Command reassigns: Engine 51 Investigation 2, Engine 53 Investigation 1
9. 9:39pmRadio
   Investigation 1 crew reports haze inside the building; may need to force the front door unless a worker has a key
10. 9:39pmRadio
    Command directing Medic 51 to find a key to the building; party store being evacuated
11. 9:40pmRadio
    Medic 51 reports the other side of the building has been evacuated
12. 9:40pmRadio
    Command orders Investigation 1 (Engine 53) to force entry through the front door; no key available
13. 9:40pmRadio
    Engine 12 told it has another light on its apparatus it can turn on
14. 9:41pmRadio
    Haze in the building; crews forcing entry
15. 9:42pmRadio
    Command asks if Investigation 2 is going in with Investigation 1
16. 9:43pmRadio
    Crews inside report a pretty decent haze throughout; no obvious problems so far
17. 9:48pmRadio
    Crews find a hot motor during investigation
18. 9:48pmRadio
    Crew finds a car that had a charger on it
19. 9:48pmRadio
    Motor is hot but battery is not; crews think they have narrowed it down and will let it air out to see if it is still smoking
20. 10:00pmRadio
    Investigation 1 told someone just walked into the store behind them
21. 10:02pmRadio
    Engine 12 clear from the structure fire; reports ongoing technical issues with their iPads
22. 10:05pmRadio
    Engine 53 clear from the scene
23. 10:16pmRadio
    Unit 52 clear