Smoke reported near East Bay Park found to be steam, Traverse City MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 05:48 AM

Near US-31, Traverse City, MI 49686

Emergency units responded to reports of smoke near East Bay Park along U.S. 31 between 3 Mile and 4 Mile Roads. The smoke was investigated and found to be steam coming from vents at the Hampton Inn hotel. No fire was present and the incident was cleared.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

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Transcript:

00:00

Such dispatch phasing a first alarm for a smoke investigation outdoors somewhere in the area of U.S.

00:07

31 North, North Three Mile Road.

00:10

Copy, that's at East Bay Park, says she saw a lot of smoke coming from the beach, somewhere along U.S.

00:15

31,

00:16

essentially between 3 mile and 4 mile.

00:19

Snow flames, just a lot of smoke.

00:22

Central Clear,

00:23

24, Metro Engine 1, Metro Engine 1, Metro Engine 8.

00:30

Metro Metro Metro Metro 1.

00:33

That's where, Joe's her out.

00:36

850.

00:41

Do 1145-23.

00:44

General 8? Go ahead.

00:47

Engine 8.

00:48

I'll be out at Foxxon vehicle maintenance.

00:51

That's wrong.

00:52

850.

00:54

850. 850.

00:59

Central 70.

01:00

702. 7.02.

01:06

That UTL, 3 mile to 4 mile.

01:08

Any other calls on it?

01:10

Negative.

01:12

Okay, I would say you can cancel the responding engines.

01:19

It comes clear, correct, available.

01:22

Check. Clear.

01:24

Okay.

01:28

Okay. Please date five feet.

01:29

Cancelain.

01:30

Clear.

01:33

Robert, hang on a second.

01:36

743.

01:38

Central 2.25.

01:41

225. Clear.

01:47

Ranger 1702.

01:50

Go ahead.

01:56

Yeah, I drove back down and through there twice.

01:58

The only thing I see is some steam coming from the vents at the Hampton Inn.

02:03

Other than that, I think it's all good.

02:05

Go for inch one on me.

02:11

Engine one on M-fire.

02:18

Engine one, he's on fire looking for you.

02:24

Can you repeat?

02:29

Go on, go to M-Fire.

02:35

Go ahead. Go ahead.

02:40

I'll trouble time.

02:43

Yeah, I was up and down 31 twice.

02:46

The only thing I see is steam coming from the vents at the Hampton Inn, otherwise all clear.

02:51

Go ahead.

02:53

Copy that, thank you.

02:55

I'll be clear, bless.

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