Lightning strike sparks barn fire near Rothbury

Heard on: Muskegon 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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Montague Fire, mutual aid assist to Oceana on a lightning hit a barn at (number withheld) West McKinley Road, (number withheld) West McKinley, cross of Wolf Ave and 80th.

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Montague Fire to respond at 8:11.

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Dispatch 1121, route with four.

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Copy 1121, en route with four.

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Responding to Oceana, (number withheld) West McKinley Road, (number withheld) West McKinley.

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Wolf and 80th are your crosses.

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Reference lightning hit a barn, there's smoke and flames showing.

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You're going to be using fire ground 64 red.

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818.

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Copy 1121 en route with four.

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Responding, this to Oceana.

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(number withheld) West McKinley Road, (number withheld) West McKinley.

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Wolf and 80th are your crosses.

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Reference lightning hit a barn, there's smoke and flames showing.

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We're going to be using fire ground 64 red.

7/27/2026 05:11 AM

Fire

W McKinley Rd, Rothbury, MI 49452

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from Montague are providing mutual aid to Oceana for a reported lightning strike that apparently set a barn on fire near West McKinley Road by Wolf Avenue and 80th, with smoke and flames visible.

Lightning strike sparks barn fire near Rothbury

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