Structure Fire
2700 East Beltline Avenue SE, Grand Rapids · Lake Eastbrook
Timeline
- Structure fire dispatched at Krispy Kreme Donut Center Point, 2700 block of East Beltline Avenue SE; full first-alarm response assigned
- Kentwood units on scene; smoke and fire visible through windows, fire in the ceiling, approximately 40 people still inside the building
- Kentwood Engine 52 en route, switching to Grand Rapids Fire radio
- Kentwood Engine 52 en route to Krispy Kreme Donuts, switching to Grand Rapids Fire radio channel 2
- Engine 6 on scene; light haze visible inside the building, something showing on the exterior (Alpha-Bravo or Delta side)
- Engine 6 reports light haze inside Krispy Kreme; nothing showing on exterior, fire appears to be Bravo level priority
- Battalion 5 (command): employees report they had a fryer fire that is now out; Engine 6 and Truck 4 can handle
- Command (Battalion 5): grease fire is now out; Engine 6 and Truck 4 can handle it
- Command reducing assignment to Battalion 5, Engine 6, and Truck 4; other units clear of the scene
- Command reducing assignment to Engine 6, Truck 4, and Battalion 5; health department not needed at this time
- Engine 52 cleared from the scene
- Subject trapped in railing on scene; crews accessing via Sparta side approach
- Command reports building is clear
- Crews checking the interior to confirm all fire is out; scene to be cleared once all hot spots are confirmed dead