Firefighters battle fully involved garage fire near E Vineyard Ave, Benton Harbor MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/03/2025 01:59 PM (PDT)

Near E Vineyard Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Firefighters responded to a fully involved garage fire near East Vineyard Avenue. The garage is abandoned and the fire risked spreading to a nearby house. The firefighting strategy was defensive, and utility crews were requested to address electrical wires near the scene.

Audio|Source: Berrien County Met North Public Safety

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Transcript:

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near East Vineyard and near East Vineyard for a possible garage fire.

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Operations on Fireground 1[1], please.

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Then Herbert fires clean in the call and 6603-0.

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6 o'clock. 6 o'clock.

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6 o'clock. Good.

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69011. Angel City fires clean on the call at last time now.

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6 o'clock. 6 o'clock.

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Area 6603. All units need to enter off a fare due to construction.

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All units are enough are then here to enter off a fair for 6603.

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There's 66680 coming in the area of black smoke.

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Black smoke in the area.

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Black smoke in the area.

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All right, South Sierra, South Carolina.

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I'm 5'4 from 6 or 10.

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I'm going to hold traffic for side-up.

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6603 is on the sink.

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I got a fully involved garage exposure of a house.

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6603 will have command.

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We're going to start in a defensive strategy.

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This is an abandoned building.

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We have 6603 on scene fully involved garage fire 17-01.

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Go ahead.

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You want us PSOs on the way of the whole house? This is going to be fully defensive way.

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Yeah, but she's still need to dress out.

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Then, counts of vengeance, 323, ladder 349 and out.

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3-2-3, you're going to give 5-1 your water on arrival.

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What you do is clear, it's fine high, I'm on the water on arrival.

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6-03 very, do you want to be alcohol for every bridge?

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Yeah, go ahead, uh, get a thorough call.

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Clear, on it?

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And we need AEP[2] as well for wires.

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Clear on AEP[2].

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I'm going to charge it.

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From Power 106? One of the six? One of the six, guys.

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Okay, seven, no, three.

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Water on the fire.

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Gray water on the fire.

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We do have a good hydrant at Vineyard and Fair.

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Go ahead and lay in a 3 inch.

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That's going to be our best option, since that hydrant is in service.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Fireground 1: Fire Operations Channel

[2]

AEP: Utility Company (for electrical hazard)

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Near E Vineyard Ave, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

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