Reported Structure Fire (Diesel Heater Smoke)
1303 Matilda Street Northeast, Grand Rapids · Northeast
Timeline
- Structure fire dispatch in District 5: Battalion 6, Car 7, Engine 5, Engine 3, Engine 9, Truck 3, Rescue 2 and Rescue 1 responding; on channel 2
- Crews turning out to the structure; winds north-northeast at 5 mph
- Engine 3 being re-assigned to the scene
- Battalion 6 on scene establishing command at two-story wood-frame residential, nothing visible from outside; Engine 9 arriving
- Battalion 6 on scene establishing command at two-story wood-frame home, nothing showing from outside; Engine 9 arriving to assist with investigation
- Rescue 1 checking northwest
- Appears to be exhaust from a diesel heater in the garage; no fire found
- Wyoming Car 4 on scene
- Diesel heater behind the address; all companies being cleared
- Cause of smoke is a diesel heater behind the address; command terminated, all units will clear
- Rescue 2 cleared the scene
- Engine 9 clear of the scene
- Engine 9 in quarters