1/30/10 - Eaton Rapids Twp house fire, 5280 Plains Rd

On Saturday, January 30, 2010 at around 8:15PM, the Eaton Rapids Township Fire Department (Eaton County) was dispatched to a house fire in the 5200 block of Plains Rd in Ingham County. This part of Plains Rd is a jurisdictional boundary, ERTFD covers the north side of the street and Onondaga covers the south side. A command officer from Onondaga heard the initial dispatch and contacted Ingham Central Dispatch to also respond Onondaga to this call since the actual address was not known. Onondaga personnel arrived on scene first, reporting a fully involved attached garage fire that is rapidly extending into the residence. Onondaga began the fire attack, calling for mutual aid assistance from Mason Fire Department for a tanker and manpower. Eaton Rapids Township had also requested mutual aid response from Eaton Rapids City Fire Department. No one was home at the time of the fire, one firefighter received a head injury from a fall and was transported by EMS.