Tree fire in swamp near Portage Point Drive

Heard on: Manistee MI Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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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This is Central Dispatch to Onekama Fire.

00:02

We have a report of a tree engulfed at (number withheld) East Portage Point Drive, called in by consumers.

00:11

No forest service still on scene.

00:14

Central clear 2235.

00:16

Go ahead.

00:23

Manistee Central to Onekama Fire, we have a fire run at (number withheld) East Portage Point Drive for an engulfed tree called in by consumers.

00:34

Third tones, Central clear 2242.

00:39

Central Station 7.

00:42

Go ahead.

00:45

Can you give me any idea where the tree is located? Is it off road or next to road?

00:53

(name withheld) stated that it was in the swamp, not near any structures.

00:59

Call the forest service.

01:00

They do not have anybody on scene at this time.

01:05

Okay, brush seven will be around.

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2243.

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Central Rescue Seven Zero.

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Twenty-two forty-six.

5/2/2026 07:34 PM

Fire & Arson

Portage Point Dr, Onekama, MI 49675

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Manistee County responded to a report of a tree on fire near East Portage Point Drive in a swampy area. The blaze was not threatening any nearby structures, and the forest service was not yet on scene.