The Evening Wire · Friday, November 6, 2026

Chimney fire at home on Braymore Road in Bloomfield Twp

Crews across the Lakes Area handled 220 incidents and 1,615 radio calls. Here's what happened, town by town.

Novi

• Fire alarm response in Novi

  Novi fire crews were sent to a reported fire alarm early Friday. One unit reported arriving on scene shortly after, and a later transmission, garbled in the transcription, appeared to mention an alarm and a unit going back in service. The radio did not give an address, what crews found, or how the call ended.

• Owner investigation at Vaughan Trail home in Novi

  Novi fire units were sent to an owner investigation inside a residence at 41589 Vaughan Trail. The first engine arrived at a medium-sized two-story home and reported nothing showing, then investigated. Other responding units were released or returned to service, and the engine cleared and command was terminated about 25 minutes after the dispatch. The radio did not say what prompted the call.

• Fire alarm at Central Park Estates apartments in Novi

  Crews checked and found nothing. Crews checked an alarm at Central Park Estates, 26756 Broadway, after a smoke detector in one zone activated. Firefighters arrived at a two-story multifamily residential building and reported nothing visible while they investigated. The incident was handled as an alarm call, the ambulance was released, and command was terminated. The engine later reported back in quarters.

Waterford

• Residential fire alarm cancelled on Fildew Avenue

  The call was cancelled. Waterford fire was sent to a residential fire alarm at 556 Fildew Avenue for a smoke detector in a master bedroom. Dispatch then reported a key code cancellation from the homeowner and told the engine it was clear to return to quarters.

• Public assist call on Brookside in Waterford

  An engine responded to a public assist call on Brookside in Waterford around 3:22 a.m. The radio gave the address as 3085 Brookside, though the transcription was garbled. The engine arrived and was later reported clearing the scene about eight minutes after being dispatched. The radio did not say what assistance was provided.

• Lift assist call in the 3200 block of McCormick

  An engine was sent to a public assist for a lift assist in the 3200 block of McCormick in Waterford. Crews responded and the call was described as a lift assist only. The engine reported clearing the scene and returning to service.

• Commercial fire alarm at M1 Concourse on Woodward

  Waterford Fire was dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at M1 Concourse, 45399 Woodward. An engine responded to the building and dispatch showed it at the scene, while an ambulance squad that had been sent was told to disregard. The radio did not say what crews found or how the call ended.

• Truck reported in median at Telegraph and Walton

  An engine was sent to a possible injury crash at North Telegraph and West Walton in Waterford after a report of a truck that lost control and ended up in the median, with the driver reportedly in and out of consciousness. Later radio traffic was garbled, but one unit was heard clearing the service and saying there was no medical, suggesting no patient needed care. The radio did not say how the crash was resolved.

• Vehicle hits transformer at East Montcalm and North Glenwood

  Waterford Fire was dispatched to an injury crash at East Montcalm and North Glenwood, where a vehicle reportedly struck a transformer. Crews were told a black SUV was involved, a person was inside and the vehicle was smoking. After arriving, a truck crew told the captain to disregard, and the captain was cancelled. The truck was later back in service; the radio did not say what injuries, if any, the person had.

• Downed wires on Venice in Waterford

  Waterford Fire sent an engine to a report of wires down on Venice, with the radio placing the call around the 1200 block. Crews arrived and reported that a trash truck had come through and pulled down another wire, leaving a low-hanging line. Crews asked for Comcast to be called to the 1260 Venice address to reattach the line to the house, noting the wires were otherwise up and out of the way. The engine then cleared the scene.

Bloomfield Twp

• Fire alarm at South Telegraph Road restaurant

  Crews checked and found nothing. Fire units were sent just after midnight to a fire alarm at a McDonald's in the 2200 block of South Telegraph Road, called in by staff. Crews found no smoke or flames and people outside the single-story restaurant. A carbon monoxide alarm was the only one showing, but a monitor read zero inside, and crews looked at a CO2 system for the kitchen equipment as a possible source. Crews got the alarm to reset, and staff were told to have the system serviced in the morning before units cleared.

• Fire alarm at new construction home on Old Orchard Drive

  It was a false alarm. Fire units responded to a residential fire alarm in the 6100 block of Old Orchard Drive in Bloomfield Township. Crews found a large two-story home that appeared to be nearly finished new construction, with an audible alarm sounding, no one home and nothing showing from outside. Crews made entry and found no fire, and a crew member reset the alarm panel breaker, but the panel still appeared to show an alarm, and crews said the alarm company would need to address it. The alarm was silenced after the homeowner was notified, and units were cleared to return to service.

• Two-vehicle crash with injuries at West Maple and Telegraph

  Fire crews and ambulances were sent to an injury accident at West Maple Road and Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township. Crews reported one driver with hand pain and another with leg pain, and a second ambulance was discussed because of the two injuries. Near the end of the traffic, the radio indicated some ambulances were being cancelled and a unit was cleared to go back in service, but it did not say how the patients were handled.

• Fire engine sent to investigate call in Bloomfield Township

  A Bloomfield Township fire engine was dispatched around 2:17 p.m. to investigate a call. The address was garbled in the transcription but sounded like Tennis and Downport. The engine acknowledged and headed there, and about six minutes later the crew reported they would be investigating. The radio did not say what they found or how the call ended.

• Residential fire alarm in Bloomfield Township

  It was a false alarm. Crews were sent to a residential fire alarm at 7045 Linden New Drive in Bloomfield Township. Crews reported making contact with the homeowner, who said they were replacing batteries and that there was no emergency. All units were cleared from the call.

• Chimney fire at home on Braymore Road

  Bloomfield Township fire crews were sent to a reported residential structure fire in the 6000 block of Braymore Road, with fire and smoke reported in the chimney. The first crew on scene found a two-story home with nothing showing outside. The homeowner reportedly put out the fire in the fireplace, and crews ventilated the smoke and checked the attic and second floor, which were reported clear. Crews found the chimney intact, with stone around it, and began releasing units, including West Bloomfield crews that had been sent to cover the station.

• Station coverage requested at Bloomfield Township fire station

  Crews were cancelled before the request was completed. An engine and a rescue unit from a neighboring department were sent to provide station coverage at the Exeter Street fire station in Bloomfield Township, at the 1100 block of Exeter Street. The crews were headed there when Bloomfield Township cancelled the request, and the units went back in service. The radio did not say what prompted the need for coverage.

White Lake

• Possible outdoor fire reported near Navarra and Jackson

  Crews found nothing. A caller near Navarra and Jackson in White Lake reported seeing something orange and flickering across a marsh and thought they smelled smoke, but could not tell if anything was actually burning. A White Lake fire engine was sent to the area and drove through it but was unable to locate anything. The engine was cleared from the call and later reported back at quarters.

• Two-vehicle crash on Ormond Road in White Lake

  White Lake Fire, with an ambulance, responded to a reported injury crash near Ormond Road and Brookfield, just south of Brookfield, in the 4800 block of Ormond. Crews reported two vehicles off the road with minor damage and all occupants out of the vehicles. Two people were involved, and one had injuries; a driver was reported to have been unconscious earlier but awake by the time crews arrived. The engine reported clear and back in quarters about 20 minutes after arriving.

Commerce Twp

• Fire alarm at hospital in Commerce Township

  Fire crews were sent to a commercial fire alarm reported on the ground floor, with the alarm sounding near a northeast door. The first officer arrived at a three-story hospital and investigated with security while an engine staged at the loading dock by the emergency department. The fire panel was reset and the radio said all units could clear, with no fire reported.

• Smoke from oven reported at Wixom Road home

  Commerce Township fire crews were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 2511 Wixom Road. The caller said parchment paper put in an oven started smoking, and no flames were seen, though the home's fire alarms had activated. The radio traffic did not say what crews found or how the call ended.

• Alarm at Commerce Township group home

  Crews checked and found nothing. Fire and medical units responded to a report at a small residential group home in Commerce Township, where the caller said about a dozen residents and three staff were present, no one was trapped, and the caller was outside. The first crew on scene reported no smoke or flames and nothing visible from outside, then went in to investigate. Crews later reported the situation under control with the alarm system reset, and units began clearing and returning to quarters.

• Gas line struck at Rock and Waldorf in Commerce Township

  Commerce Township fire crews were sent to a reported gas leak after a gas line was hit near the corner of Rock and Waldorf. Crews reported an active leak, blocked off the area and stood by while the gas utility was contacted. The utility arrived, and the radio later indicated the utility had taken over and Commerce units were clear of the scene.

• Residential fire alarm on Southwind Drive

  Crews were cancelled after a residential smoke detector alarm was dispatched to Southwind Drive in Commerce Township. The alarm company called back and asked to cancel, saying everything was alright. Command told all units to respond without lights and sirens and then close the call, and the units cleared the scene shortly before 10:48 PM.

• Possible carbon monoxide exposure reported in Commerce Township

  Fire crews and a medic unit were dispatched to a report of possible carbon monoxide in a home after the caller said she felt disoriented and confused. The caller was to wait in her driveway in a white Subaru for crews. The radio did not give an address or say what crews found. A separate engine was cleared and returned to quarters during the same period.

West Bloomfield

• Training exercise

  This was a training exercise, not a real emergency. Radio traffic in West Bloomfield mentioned a fake person at a location that sounded like All Seasons off Drake Road. The transcription was garbled, and the radio did not say how the drill ended.

• False alarm at Lake Bluff Court residential fire alarm

  It was a false alarm. An engine and a rescue unit were sent to a residential fire alarm in the 4900 block of Lake Bluff Court in West Bloomfield, where an alarm was reported going off in a home. Crews reported it looked like a false alarm, and the rescue unit was released and returned to service. The engine was back in service about 15 minutes later.

• Traffic signal reported out at Orchard Lake and Telegraph

  A rescue crew reported a traffic light out at the intersection of Orchard Lake and Telegraph. The radio did not say how long the signal had been out or who was notified. No crash or injuries were mentioned in connection with it, and the radio did not say when the signal was restored.

• Training exercise

  This was a training exercise, not a real emergency. Radio traffic on the West Bloomfield fire channel mentioned a simulated patient, described as a fake person, off Woodbine Circle for one of the stations. No further details about the drill were given on the radio.

• Two-vehicle injury crash at I-696 off-ramp and Orchard Lake Road

  Fire crews and an ambulance were sent to a two-part injury crash with airbag deployment near the eastbound I-696 off-ramp at Orchard Lake Road, in the intersection just south of the freeway. An early report said a driver had neck pain and bleeding from the hands and was initially unable to exit the vehicle. Engine crews later reported no injuries at that point, and a patient's ride arrived on scene. The ambulance cleared the scene in service about 25 minutes after it arrived.

Farmington Hills

• Exposed wire check after crash at Grand River and Middlebelt

  Farmington Hills fire crews were sent to Grand River and Middlebelt to check for an exposed wire near the site of an earlier accident. The engine arrived at the southeast corner and found no apparent wire down, with police already on scene blocking traffic. About 40 minutes later, a Squad was sent to the Enterprise parking lot on the east side of Middlebelt, where people from the crash wanted to be evaluated. The patient refused transport and the Squad cleared the scene.

• Animal stuck in chain-link fence in Farmington Hills

  A fire engine was sent shortly before noon to help a resident whose animal, described as about 8 years old, had its legs stuck in the top of a chain-link fence. The fence was described as one crossing toward Freya, at an address beginning with 30126 that the radio did not clearly give. A battalion chief also responded. Both were reported back in service at about 12:04 PM, but the radio did not say how the animal was freed or what its condition was.

• Picnic table fire at Old Town Park in Farmington Hills

  Farmington Hills fire crews were sent to Old Town Park at 28551 Independence for a picnic table on fire. The radio described the table as smoldering. The traffic does not show what crews found on arrival or how the call ended.

• Smoking horse trailer reported on northbound I-275 near Haggerty

  Crews checked and found nothing. Fire crews and an ambulance were sent for a report of a smoking horse trailer with one horse inside on northbound I-275 near Haggerty Road. The first crew on scene, on northbound I-275 toward westbound I-96, reported no smoke and no fire and said they were investigating. Units were later reported back in service.

• Smoke investigation at Farmington Hills apartment building

  Fire crews were sent to an apartment building at 24564 Lincoln Court after a report of gray smoke coming from a bathroom. Crews arrived at what was described as a large three-story building with nothing visible from outside, and went inside to check the bathroom while another crew walked around the exterior. Crews reported finding a ripped dryer vent, with the running dryer's exhaust apparently venting into the bathroom, and no heat anywhere. Command released the extra units to return to service and the all-call was cancelled.

• Injury crash on westbound I-696 at Drake Road

  Farmington Hills fire and ambulance crews were sent to an injury crash on westbound I-696 at Drake Road around 10:50 PM. State police were already on scene and requested a medical response for a facial injury, listed as priority 3. Later radio traffic was garbled, and it did not make clear how the call ended.

Independence Twp

Walled Lake

Lyon Twp

• Lyon Township crews respond to call

  An ambulance unit was dispatched and reported arriving on scene in Lyon Township early Friday. The radio traffic did not give an address or the nature of the call, and no further details or outcome were heard.

• Residential fire alarm in Lyon Township

  Lyon Township fire crews were dispatched for a residential fire alarm reported by an alarm company, which indicated a hallway detector. The address was garbled in the radio transcription, so the exact location could not be confirmed, though the call appeared to be near a Nine Mile area intersection. An engine was dispatched and responded. The radio traffic did not say what crews found or how the call ended.

• Citizen assist on Pontiac Trail in Lyon Township

  Lyon Township fire crews logged a citizen assist at 20905 Pontiac Trail. One ambulance-type unit responded without tones. The radio traffic did not say what help was needed or how the call ended.

Milford

• Gas odor and carbon monoxide call on Union Street in Milford

  Crews checked and found nothing. Milford Fire sent an engine and a rescue unit to 736 Union Street for a report of a carbon monoxide alarm and the smell of gas. Crews arrived and investigated, and command reported no hazards found and terminated the call. The units were then cleared and returned to quarters.

Highland

• Vehicle in ditch at Cape Town and Milford roads

  Highland Fire was sent to Cape Town and Milford roads around 1:41 PM for an injury crash reported by the county, with a vehicle in a ditch. Crews arrived and reported a single car that had run off the road, and they investigated. One ambulance cleared and returned to quarters around 2:08 PM, and another took a patient toward Huron Valley around 2:14 PM. Highland Fire cleared the scene and went back in quarters at 2:59 PM.

• Reported gas leak on Spinnaker Court in Highland

  Crews checked and found nothing. Highland Fire and a rescue unit were sent to a reported gas leak on Spinnaker Court, where the caller also reported feeling unwell. Crews arrived and investigated, and the radio then reported no hazard found. All Highland units were released and returned to quarters.

South Lyon

Springfield Twp

• Car hits deer on Ormond Road in Springfield Township

  Springfield Fire was dispatched around 6:45 PM to a crash with injuries on Ormond at Grange Meadow, in front of 7170 Ormond. The report was of a gold Subaru that apparently struck a deer, with the airbag deployed and the vehicle smoking. The patient reported back pain and the road was blocked. An engine, a lieutenant and a rescue unit responded, and an engine was later reported on scene; the radio did not say how the call ended.

Farmington

Franklin

• Commercial fire alarm on Telegraph Road in Franklin

  It was a false alarm. Franklin-Bingham Farms Fire sent an engine to a commercial fire alarm at 32100 Telegraph Road, in a suite on the second floor. Dispatch could not make contact by phone, but a caller from another suite said a child had pulled the alarm and there was no emergency. The engine arrived, the alarm was reset, and all units were reported clear. The engine remained available for a fire inspection.

• Three-vehicle crash with injuries on Thirteen Mile near Telegraph

  Fire units and an ambulance were sent to an injury crash on Thirteen Mile Road, east of Telegraph Road. Crews reported three vehicles involved, with vehicles on both sides of the road and airbag deployment. The driver of one vehicle was reported to have hand pain, a bleeding hand injury and chest pain. Police worked to block traffic, and fire crews said Thirteen Mile would be shut down in both directions. Later radio traffic mentioned cancelling a STAR unit, but the radio did not say how the incident ended.

Wixom

• Five people freed from stuck elevator at Wixom hotel

  Wixom Fire was sent to Spring Hill Suites at 49097 Alpha Drive around 4:40 PM for five people stuck in an elevator. Crews reported the group was on the second floor and that nobody was sick or injured. Another responder was also headed to the scene. About 15 minutes after the call, the radio reported that all occupants were out of the elevator, and the crews cleared the scene shortly before 5 PM.

AI summary, written from radio traffic; may contain errors.

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