Possible Structure Fire

Timeline

1. 8:34pmCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Kentwood Fire — Structure Fire, 4400 block of 52nd St SE, Kentwood
2. 8:36pmCounty 911
   Kent County 911: Kentwood Police — Disorderly Person, 5100 block of Broadmoor Ave SE, Kentwood
3. 8:43pmRadio
   Dispatch confirms exact location is 4300 block of 52nd Street Southeast at Steelcase; started as a fire alarm, employees found smoke in one of the rooms; upgraded to structure fire at 8:43 PM
4. 8:46pmRadio
   Engine 51 on scene at large manufacturing facility, nothing visible from outside; meeting with security and establishing command to investigate
5. 8:51pmRadio
   Smoke in elevator control room on the problem side; crews investigating entry to the equipment room
6. 8:51pmRadio
   Medic 53 on scene at the elevator control room, standing by
7. 8:52pmRadio
   Incident commander gathering information from investigation to assess resource needs for the elevator control room fire
8. 8:52pmRadio
   Command requesting building maintenance personnel to investigate sealed equipment; crews not opening equipment without maintenance expertise present
9. 8:52pmRadio
   Command confirms no active fire, just smoke; holding on scene while maintenance responds
10. 8:52pmRadio
    Smoke condition stable; no active fire, crews holding on scene pending maintenance response
11. 8:53pmRadio
    Venture 52 arriving on scene at 4300 block of 52nd Street Southeast (2052 hours)
12. 8:54pmRadio
    Command requests location of Medic 53
13. 8:54pmRadio
    Medic 53 coordinating with crews on scene, asking Car 3 if additional personnel are needed
14. 8:55pmRadio
    Command directing Engine 53 to position apparatus closer to the structure
15. 8:55pmRadio
    Car 4 offers to provide a Steelcase building contact if further assistance is needed on scene
16. 8:55pmRadio
    Maintenance being contacted to access the building for further investigation
17. 8:56pmRadio
    Crews removed an access panel and found motors running at about 250 degrees, but no fire; Venture 52 cleared from the scene
18. 8:57pmRadio
    Medic 53 transporting patient to Mercy Health Saint Mary's (non-critical, emergency level Charlie)
19. 9:00pmRadio
    Command terminating; Gaines Engine 52 and Medic 51 cleared from the scene
20. 9:05pmRadio
    All units cleared from the scene