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Portage, MI

Plane prepares for emergency landing at local airport 

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Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Int'l Airport (AZO), 5235 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002
Emergency workers are responding to a situation involving a plane that has lost one engine and is preparing to land with three people on board at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo City, Township and County Fire Dispatch
02:16

Transcript:
Cannells we just at your airport, crash fire rescue? Go ahead. If you haven't gotten a call from the tower yet, can you start me an alert to a response to the airport? Hey firm, it just came in now. I'm in the tone out. Copy, thank you. Clause 6, Crash Fire Rescue 2, and Fresh Fire Rescue 3 for Airport Alert 2[1] at 5235 Portage Road, 55 Portage Road, the airport, cross-trees that Bird Drive, Fairfield Road, and Airview Boulevard. We've got a two-engine plane coming in with one engine out, landing in runway 17. It's about 7 miles more field. Three poles on board, two hours of fuel. Dispudges clear, 2027. The structure fire tunnel for Portage Station 12-2, Texas Station 1, Comstock Station 9-1. We're going to have an airport alert 2. Again, Airport Alert 2 at the airport 5235 Portage Road. We're getting all the city units en route as well. 20-27. Trustee. The advisor are going to have... A twin Cesson Quest with a right engine. They're going to be landing in runway 17. There are seven miles north of the field. We've got two hours of fuels left. Fuel three soles on board. Again, B for Portage 12-2, Tech Station Level 1, Comstock Station 9-1, Texas are going to be due with a tanker. So I don't know if this is clear, 2027.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Airport Alert 2: Aircraft emergency, significant concern but not full crash (usually engine failure, smoke, or other serious mechanical issues requiring fire/rescue response)

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Location mentioned:
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Int'l Airport (AZO), 5235 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002

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