False alarm at funeral home with visible flames and smoke, Beaufort SC


The audio captures a response to a reported fire at a funeral home. Fire units were dispatched after witnesses saw flames and smoke. Upon arrival, it was determined that there was no fire, and everything was normal at the location.
Audio|Source: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine Eighty-one, engine fifty-one, engine eighty-three, engine eighty-five, respond for a possible structure, fire, one, Copeland Drive, Copeland funeral services, crushed two-draw, response, parkway, repeating.
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Engine 81, engine sixty-one, engine 83, engine 85, respond for a possible structure, fire, one, Copeland Drive, Copeland funeral services, timeout 1544.
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Do you have an inch that?
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Temfire engine 61, copy-air and route reference to the possible structure fire[1] at one Copeland Drive, Copeland Funeral Services.
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That's at 53.
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Engine 83.
00:26
En route, truck fire.
00:27
Temper 1083, copy-in-rout, possible structure, fire one Copeland Drive, the Copeland Funeral Services.
00:33
caller was calling from across the street, advised they could see flames and black smoke coming from the building.
00:37
Dispatch, engine 85 in route.
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Temperance 285.
00:39
All responding, Berkney, just move over to Earth and Office 1.
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Dispatch 804.
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8-04. It's over anyone.
00:45
On scene, we've got some smoke and some fire, not sure if it's from the crematory, be out investigating Bertnott's 1, B.E.
00:52
Copeland Command. Dispatch, Copeland Command, cancel all units[2], funeral homes, just doing funeral home things, out with the owner right now.
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Some information, cancel all units[2], including law enforcement, EMS.
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Copy, cancel all units[2], including fire and EMS, break all Burton and air station units responding to the structure of fire one, Copeland Drive can cancel per command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
structure fire: Possible building fire reported
[2]
cancel all units: Incident determined to be non-emergency, units dismissed
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Location mentioned:
Near Copeland Dr, Beaufort, SC 29902
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