Fire alarm at middle school caused by popcorn machine, Allendale MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 02:56 PM

Near Pleasant View Ct, Allendale, MI 49401

A fire alarm at a middle school was triggered by a popcorn machine and was later canceled after confirmation that there was no fire.

Audio|Source: Ottawa County Fire/EMS Dispatch

02:14

Transcript:

00:00

The Allendale fire alarm activation at the Allendale Middle School, near Pleasant View Court.

00:09

What's set off by a popcorn machine? No cause for alarm.

00:13

We have not received a cancellation from the alarm company yet at 1757.

00:18

Such usual, 192 in route.

00:21

That'll be sufficient for now.

00:23

So we're 192 in route.

00:25

That will be sufficient for now at 1757.

00:41

I have a duty officer, unknown crash at the corner of Lake Michigan Drive westbound at 48th Avenue.

00:48

I have numerous cars involved.

00:51

We have unknown injuries in the black Chevy tracks with airbags deployed.

00:57

Other vehicles are not injured at 1758.

01:04

On Township, a party one medical, 672, Hayes Street, cross streets of North Division in 142nd.

01:11

So, 75-year-old male altered with general weakness at 1759.

01:19

Senator from 192.

01:21

Central 24 will be in there out.

01:24

192.

01:26

1224 in about 1759.

01:30

Go ahead and tone out for the duty team to start to the fire alarm,

01:33

and I will be starting to the unknown crash.

01:38

So for duty team to respond to the middle school, 192 will be en route to the unknown crash at 1800.

01:45

Senator from 192, has a middle school come, call back at all yet with a reset?

01:53

They've called here to cancel.

01:56

We have not gotten a reset notification from the alarm company or anything.

02:04

I think they called back to cancel the fire alarm.

02:06

Go ahead and cancel A&O units from the middle school.

02:12

Stafford, I'll show you clear of the middle school at 1,800 hours.

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