Lightning triggers false fire alarm at resort condos

Heard on: Manistee County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Central Manistee Fire has reported a fire alarm.

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Portage Point Inn Condominium Association.

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Fire alarm from the beach panel.

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Central 71, come.

00:21

Last unit calling.

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7110, I'll be in the county.

00:32

Double 7130, going by 7110.

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Central City EMS, you have a run (number withheld) Fifth Avenue, apartment (number withheld).

00:45

Fifty-three-year-old female wants to enter a mental health eval.

00:50

I am sorry, on the call sign, is it seventy-one ten? Did you say seventy-one on the call sign?

00:57

Seventy-one ten.

00:59

Central, get

01:05

your medic five and roll.

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Seven 19 .

01:17

Central 5124.

01:21

All right.

01:24

We arrived at the courthouse.

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720.

01:43

Central, I got a fire.

01:45

You can disregard.

01:46

Per a keyholder on scene, states it was a close lightning strike.

01:50

There is no fire.

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Power went off to the alarm panel.

8/31/2026 04:15 AM

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Portage Point Dr, Onekama, MI 49675

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a condominium association near Portage Point. A keyholder on scene said the alarm was caused by a close lightning strike, with no fire and power loss to the alarm panel.

Lightning triggers false fire alarm at resort condos

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