On Tuesday September 20th, 2016 around 10:54pm., Kalamazoo Public Safety was dispatched on a report of a structure fire at 1601 E Stockbridge, Jacks Party Store. Upon arrival officers discovered heavy smoke emanating from a second floor apartment. There was a resident screaming for help from apartment number 1. Officers were quickly able to place a ladder at the base of the window and rescue that citizen. During a search of the building a second citizen was rescued from an upstairs apartment. The fire was extinguished within 35 minutes of the original dispatch. The business was not damaged from the fire and the Red Cross assisted a resident of apartment number 2. Damage to the building was contained to apartment number 2 and a small section of the roof. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Anyone have information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.

Authority: Lt Anthony Morgan

Date: September 21th, 2016
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Vernon Coakley, Operations Division, 337-8142

Kalamazoo, MI: On Friday, September 2, 2016, at approximately 5:15P.M., Kalamazoo Public Safety Officers responded to the 900 block of East Stockbridge Avenue in reference to a house fire. Upon arrival, officers found heavy fire in a bedroom area of the main floor of the multi-family apartment home.

Fire suppression activities were started on the first floor but the fire quickly spread to the third floor of the building when fire crews had to exit the structure and fight the fire from the exterior due to safety concerns. Public Safety Officers were on scene for approximately 4 hours. The house sustained heavy damage. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority of: Lt. Craig Habel

Date: September 2, 2016
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Vernon Coakley, Operations Division, 337-8142

Kalamazoo, MI: On Tuesday July, 19, 2016 at approximately 3:28 am, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the 1500 block of East Stockbridge for a report of a house on fire.

Public Safety Officer Jerry Lobretto was first to arrive on scene and located the fire at the rear of the structure in a laundry room. Lobretto broke a window to quickly gain access to the fire and utilized a fire extinguisher to attack the fire as other Public Safety Officers were arriving.

The fire was contained to the one room, where a dryer had caught fire. The home suffered smoke damage and the residents were displaced. The Red Cross was contacted and they responded to assist the family. The occupants of the home were alerted by the  within the home.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 269-337-8994, Silent Observer at 269-343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority of: LT. Craig Habel

Date: July 19, 2016
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Vernon Coakley, Captain Operations Division, 337-8142