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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at middle school, Traverse City MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 07:49 AM

Near Silver Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at West Middle School in Garfield Township. The school was evacuated and crews checked the building for fire.

Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety

01:48

Transcript:

00:00

Central be paging first alarm for a commercial fire alarm.

00:03

Mean Garfield Township at West Middle School, near Silver Lake Road.

00:08

Cross Copper Roots Drive, Barnes Road, Collumway alarm company for a general fire alarm.

00:13

Metrongeon 12, Metronge 11.

00:15

Central Clear 1015.

00:20

1015.

00:22

1011?

00:23

No, 1011.

00:26

They're out west middle.

00:28

I have 52.

00:33

Sound for Metro Engine 12.

00:36

Metro Xen 12.

00:38

We'll be enrault.

00:39

Beenrault.

00:40

All right.

00:45

All right. Go ahead.

00:46

One hundred,

00:52

go ahead.

00:54

You can clear me from that, help me back on the abandon.

00:58

Clear.

01:00

Cleared by command and available.

01:03

Thank you for help.

01:04

Clear 1053.

01:07

Step 225, recarvianna, suicidal?

01:11

All you, clear.

01:13

Clear.

01:17

Sound for Metro Engine 12, prepared for initial.

01:22

That's right to end in 12.

01:23

Central E.C.1.

01:26

He's going to go.

01:28

I'll be at a service in the meeting for a bit.

01:31

Clear.

01:37

Engine 12 is on scene of a mega, single-story school,

01:41

does appear to be evacuated.

01:44

We'll be out investigating.

01:46

Engine 12 is going to have left-middle command.

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Near Silver Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49684

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