Monday, June 27, 2022
Since 1854 — News from Montcalm County and Ionia County, Michigan
When a fire call blares across the pagers of Lakeview District firefighters, residents can rest assured a response will soon be on the way.
Despite covering a footprint that includes not only the village of Lakeview but five townships — Cato, Maple Valley, Pine and Winfield in Montcalm County, along with Hinton in Mecosta County — totaling 180 square miles, a merger of two departments has appeared to pay dividends.
Doug and Cori Anderson were walking down the Fred Meijer Flat River Trail in Belding on Monday afternoon when they noticed smoke coming from nearby trees.
Upon some further investigation, they realized not only was smoke covering a portion of the trail, but so too were flames in various areas.
Firefighters from departments throughout Montcalm County were busy fighting flames this weekend, whether they be from wildfires or structure fires.
According to Montcalm County Central Dispatch, fire departments responded to a total of 29 calls from 6 a.m. Friday throughout the weekend — 14 for wildfire calls and five for structure fires.
A house trailer is a total loss after a fire broke out Friday morning.
Carson City Fire Chief Mark Crawfis said the Carson City Fire Department, with automatic mutual aid provided by the Crystal Township Fire Department, was dispatched to 7875 Garlock Road, Lot 3, around 11 a.m.
After working through near-freezing temperatures and battling against the flames and smoke of a house fire, firefighters are placing one in the win column after successfully saving a local residence from total destruction Thursday afternoon.
At approximately 12:40 p.m. firefighters from the Montcalm Township Fire Department were dispatched to 5182 S. Johnson Road to a reported structure fire.
