Caller reports fire at home but no fire found, Portage MI


A caller reported setting a fire at their parents' home near Leawood St but disconnected. Responders found no fire at the one-story residence. This address has a history of false fire reports.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
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Transcript:
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Towns for Portage 1212122 and 123, a national 5-2 for a residential structure fire.
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It's going to be near Leawood St, across Romance Road and Sleepy Hollow Drive.
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Caller called on the Edvin line and said that he set his parents' house on fire and then disconnected.
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Timeout, 23555.
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dispatch from 852.
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8502, go ahead.
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You can tell me a clear of Dollar Road, life handling, 82 available.
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Thank you. I'll show you, I'll show you, clearing on Gold Road with 82 available.
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Rescetones for Richmond 3-1.
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It's going to be near East D Avenue, cross of North 27th and North 26.
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We're going Med 1 with Life on a patient that is having difficulty breathing, timeout 2356.
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Dismatch 512 in route, Leewood.
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I'll show you in route and units responding to the...
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O 1212 in route.
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You know is responding to the residential structure fire on Leawood.
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Just advising, we do have an alert for this address for a person that calls in false reports.
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Can't confirm if it's the person that called it in.
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Dispaging issue 1281, 12431211 in wrong.
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2357.
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Fox Ridge, I'm coming from West Midgettee Find You.
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Thank you live showing in route.
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52410, Zonziat Meyer.
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29. Richland, are you clear on your tones?
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Clear on the tones.
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Clear on the tones.
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2359, thank you. Dispatch from 1212, you can show us on scene.
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Leawood, one story residential nothing showing at this time from two sides.
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They'll be out musketing.
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Location mentioned:
Near Leawood St, Portage, MI 49024
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