Fire Alarm
444 Wealthy Street Southwest, Grand Rapids · Grandville
Timeline
- GRFD dispatched to 400 block of Wealthy Street SW (DTE Energy) for a fire alarm
- Engine 2 on scene at one-story warehouse, nothing showing, command investigating
- Battalion 5 on scene, assuming command at the one-story warehouse on Wealthy Street Southwest
- Staff at the front doesn't know what triggered the alarm; Truck 2 checking the back of the warehouse
- Engine 2 to notify facility staff to keep the gate open for Truck 2 operating at the rear
- Engine 5 investigating the C side of the building at the warehouse
- Engine 5 proceeding to the trailer site to continue investigation
- Engine 5 reports nothing on the C side of the building; staff at the warehouse does not know what triggered the alarm; crews continuing to investigate the cause
- Battalion 5 returning command to dispatch
- Alarm company reports another alarm activation, another trigger in the break room
- Alarm company on site testing the system; unclear if all buildings have been tested
- Command requesting crews do a quick walkthrough of the building before releasing companies
- Investigators verified both fire alarm stations; no fire detected. Alarm was triggered by the alarm company testing the system.
- Alarm company testing the system caused the alarm; all units cleared from Wealthy Street
- Engine 2 clear; command terminated at Wealthy Street