Boat fire on Maple Bay, boater safely reaches shore

Heard on: Cheboygan MI Law Dispatch Group Calls

01:26

00:00

Station 44 Fire, available marine deputies.

00:02

You're being requested on Maple Bay.

00:05

Got a report of a boat on fire at this time.

00:08

People were jumping off the boat.

00:09

Central's clear for his page 1638.

00:13

1695 en route from the public launch.

00:16

Copy.

00:21

Station 44 Fire, you're being requested on Maple Bay.

00:25

Nearest address at the time is (number withheld) Maple Bay Road and Chippewa Trail.

00:30

Report of a boat fire.

00:31

Central's clear. Second page, 1639 .

00:35

Central 09:22 , can you show me back out please?

00:38

Copy.

00:41

Last unit tried again.

00:46

Sixteen 28 , any more calls on those driving complaints?

00:50

Negative, all into one.

00:54

You can clear me and myself in 26 .

00:56

Copy.

01:01

Sixteen 95 from central.

01:04

Ninety five.

01:05

When you get over there, can you just let us know if anybody's injured and if we need to get EMS started?

01:10

And four,

01:12

I'm still on the Indian River.

01:14

Copy.

01:15

Well, units responding to the boat fire.

01:18

Park rangers made contact with the boat owner at the launch.

01:21

He is on shore at this time, refusing EMS.

01:25

Confirmed he was the only one on board as well.

8/1/2026 01:38 PM

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Chippewa Trail, Indian River, MI 49749

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Boat fire on Maple Bay, boater safely reaches shore

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