Commercial Fire Alarm

Timeline

1. 4:54amCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Walker Fire — Fire Alarm, 3300 block of Walker View Dr NW
2. 4:56amRadio
   Walker Engine 3 and Engine 2 dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at Grand Rapids Ophthalmology, 3300 block of Walker View Drive NW, just east of Walker Avenue
3. 4:58amRadio
   Engine 2 on scene, assuming command
4. 4:59amRadio
   Walker engine en route; key holder is aware but not responding, trying to find someone to respond
5. 5:03amRadio
   Engine 3 on scene at Grand Rapids Ophthalmology, large two-story commercial building; nothing showing on all four sides, investigating interior
6. 5:07amRadio
   Grand Rapids Ophthalmology Command contacts dispatch
7. 5:08amRadio
   Audible alarm sounding in the building; slight electrical smell detected inside
8. 5:08amRadio
   Dispatch copies audible alarm sounding and slight electrical smell; advises command's transmissions are cutting in and out
9. 5:09amRadio
   Dispatch acknowledges; standing by to upgrade to a structure fire response if needed
10. 5:10amRadio
    Heads up to Engine 3: Engine 2 ready on the outside
11. 5:10amRadio
    Engine 3 making entry on the ground floor with Alpha 5 to assist
12. 5:19amRadio
    Requesting dispatch call the keyholder back to respond to the scene
13. 5:21amRadio
    Keyholder Brady en route with a 40-minute ETA, driving a white Dodge pickup
14. 5:37amRadio
    Units clearing
15. 5:52amRadio
    Engine 2 cleared the scene
16. 5:59amRadio
    Unit clear; command transferred to Walker Car 2