Accidental smoke detector test at north charleston home, North Charleston SC
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to an alarm at a home near Markin Avenue in North Charleston. The alarm was caused by an accidental smoke detector test, so all units were canceled.
Audio|Heard on: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Tower 105, Engine 112,
00:03
1204, Markin Avenue, alarm, incident, 1004.
00:07
Tower 105, Engine 112, 112, 1204 Markin Avenue, cross streets, by Chil Place and Old Town Road, alarm, incident, (number withheld).
00:23
Also, 6-12.
00:25
Okay.
00:30
Tad 2-231 dispatch.
00:33
Can we get a 1026 for American phone.
00:36
Ten-four.
00:40
Inge 231. 23 is clear.
00:43
We narrowed it down to a fault in the system.
00:46
Everything's going to be 10-4[1].
00:47
We're going to be back to ops.
00:49
That's 535.
00:50
Spasshappies 45.
00:58
Dispatch, Engine 112 is arriving on scene.
01:00
We have a single-story residential structure with nothing showing.
01:04
Engine 112 Bravo, we'll have Markin Avenue Command, and we'll be out investigating with the Crew Touch 3.
01:09
Dispatch Markin Avenue Command.
01:11
We just spoke with the homeowner.
01:12
It was an accidental smoke detector test.
01:14
You can cancel all incoming units.
01:16
Engine 112 is going to be clearing the scene.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405
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