Vehicle Fire

Timeline

1. 10:17amCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Caledonia Township Fire — Vehicle Fire, Broadmoor Ave SE / M-6 Fwy, Caledonia Township
2. 10:17amCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Kent Co Sheriff — Broadcast, Broadmoor Ave SE / M-6 Fwy, Caledonia Township
3. 10:18amRadio
   Caledonia FD dispatched to vehicle fire at Broadmoor Avenue and M6 eastbound exit ramp; caller reports flames visible, someone attempting to extinguish with fire extinguisher
4. 10:19amRadio
   Caledonia Medic 77 in service
5. 10:24amRadio
   Caledonia Medic 77 on scene; semi-truck and trailer with flames and smoke coming from behind the front wheels
6. 10:25amRadio
   Command to Engine 71: will start donning PPE; bystanders deploying extinguishers, attempting to put the fire out
7. 10:25amRadio
   Responding unit will pull the bumper line on arrival
8. 10:26amRadio
   Caledonia Engine 71 on scene
9. 10:27amRadio
   Nearby unit offering assistance at semi-truck fire scene
10. 10:27amRadio
    Assistance declined; should be all set
11. 10:28amRadio
    Broadmoor Command requesting dispatch
12. 10:28amRadio
    Fire in the brakes; bystanders knocked it down with about four fire extinguishers before FD arrived; crews cooling it down; other responding Caledonia units can slow to non-emergency
13. 10:29amRadio
    Fire is out; brake assembly caught fire, currently cooling it down; all responding units can slow to non-urgent
14. 10:55amRadio
    Crews picking up hose; expect to clear in next 5–10 minutes
15. 11:00amRadio
    Broadmoor Command terminated; all Caledonia units clear