False fire alarm due to hvac malfunction at apartment, Summerville SC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a structure fire was reported at Vista Sands Apartments, near Bear Island Road, Apartment 306. Fire units responded and found heavy smoke and a fire alarm sounding. Upon investigation, no flames were seen, and the source was determined to be an HVAC malfunction. The full fire response was canceled and the scene cleared.
Audio|Heard on: Dorchester County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Summerville Fire stand by for a structure fire.
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Engine 304, engine 301, engine 401, engine 410.
00:20
Engine 302, Ladder 301, Ladder 302, Battalion 301, Battalion 402, near Bear Island Road, Apartment 306 at Vista Sands for a structure fire.
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Engine 304, engine 301, engine 410, engine 302, ladder 301, ladder 302, 9-301 to claim 402 respond near Bear Island Road Apartment 306 at Vista Sands for a structure fire spawn on office 2 summer timeout 22 06
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This is the line of three is five.
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The number alight of three-o-one just file.
01:17
The number two inches just fine.
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Two years ago.
01:24
Timurville engine, point in what call you're not to?
01:32
So we've done a drill engine following, false turf fire.
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Summerville. The car go.
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It's interrupt.
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Remember, copy zone.
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Units interrupt to the structure fires can be your offense to...
01:53
Really heavy smoke within the apartment 306.
01:56
Negative on seeing any claims,
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but the fire alarm was going off.
02:06
Units after the structure fire, I'm always advising take the first left in the apartment complex.
02:17
I'll be able to copy.
02:18
Take first left.
02:23
This number go, that is the real one.
02:31
We're arriving on scene.
02:32
We got a three-story multi-family building apartment complex.
02:36
Nothing's showing from the Alpha side.
02:38
You can show the latter three of a bravo with the command.
02:41
We'll be in an investigation mode.
02:43
First, do you get a hyzer right there behind our truck?
02:45
Copy all twenty-two-nine.
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They're afar home scene.
02:49
Copy.
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I've always advising that they are not seeing flames yet.
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They are smelling something burning, but also not seeing smoke.
03:04
Somerville.
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This is this answer?
03:06
This is the same command?
03:11
All right, we just have a slight haze in the residence.
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It smells like an HVAC unit.
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Let's hold this to 2-1 and 1.
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2.1. We can cancel the full response.
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Somerville, okay.
03:26
Four, two, please.
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The engine 301 on T, second new engine.
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Ladder 3-1 Alpha, Ladder 3-1, Alpha.
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Latter 3-1, brother.
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Are you bringing my, uh,
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from under the first floor,
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306?
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Solvill engine 3.02 copies cancellation.
03:58
Clear and available.
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22.
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The solar line for the two copies castles.
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Copy engine 14, copy.
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Copy. Engine 14, copy.
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Okay. Okay.
04:15
Copy Zold 22-load.
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Provertain 4242 and fire up.
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Good.
04:30
You put your car for myself on engine 41010101, Bear Island Road for a possible stroke from.
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Okay.
04:37
Somerville, we're both clear and available.
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Sorry.
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So, we've got to zero on things.
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2214.
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I'm going to be able to this answer.
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Command.
05:15
This so, bro, everything is okay on scene.
05:18
We found the problem in the eachback unit.
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We can clear all units.
05:21
I don't feel we want to be on scene.
05:22
Just a few minutes more.
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Location mentioned:
Bear Island Rd, Summerville, SC 29483
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