Mysterious electrical odor triggers fire alarm scare on Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island SC
Fire crews responded to a Duckhawk Rd residence after a fire alarm triggered, detecting a strong electrical burning smell but no heat or flames found.
Audio|Source: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 2.25 Duck Hawk Road, alarms, emergent response.
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TAC 1[1]. Engine 2.25 Duck Hawk Road, alarms, emergent response.
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TAC 1[1].
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Inchance two.
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Medicines out first.
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Mercy.
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The Department of the Heart Association at 14 Westbury Parkway, timeout is 1236.
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Motion 2, dispatch.
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Answer 2.
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It's funny to a smoke detector activation.
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No, I answer, I'm called location.
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Three to four.
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It's a bad change of 335.
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Ended 335.
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In route.
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It is 335. I copy a route to a coronary department at the Heart Association at 14 Westbury Parkway.
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It's reference to a conscious alert 78-year-old female that is low systolic response from a stress test.
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She's going to be in room three.
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This match, into two is unseen, three-story, single-family, nothing shall I investigate.
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Received, engine two.
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That's engine eight.
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Engine eight.
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Engine eight.
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Engine and Medicaid available at Station 4.
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Receive.
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Medic 1, Engine 1, 62 Governor's Road, breathing problems, emergent response.
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PAC 1, Medic 1,
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Engine 1,
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62 Governors Road, Breathing Problems, Emergent Response,
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PAC 1.
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Cover and got an initial whiff of that electrical burn smell.
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Pops our head in there with the tick as well.
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No heat indications,
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but it does have a consistent smell.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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TAC 1: Tactical channel 1 for operations/communications
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Location mentioned:
Duckhawk Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
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