Three u-haul trucks catch fire at storage facility, Summerville SC
Fire & ArsonThree u-haul trucks caught fire at a self-storage facility near Dorchester Road. The fire threatened the main storage building. Fire crews, emergency medical services, and law enforcement responded. A medical evacuation helicopter was requested due to the severity of the situation. The main facility was not damaged.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire/EMS with Summerville
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Transcript:
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Station 23, Eastern Station 3rd, Middick 7, structure fire, near Dorchester Road, near Main Road self-storage, cross street of Murray Boulevard and Isle-Hurton Street.
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Respond on incident 3, 1950.
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Go on? Medic 4,
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Medic 4, Medic 3.
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440 days in route. All right, copy.
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Sure.
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You were broke up on the last transmission. You were broke up on the last transmission.
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Can you repeat?
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Law enforcement direct you to the field while I vanish.
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All right, copy. You're signing to Main Road, South.
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Before, go on,
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we're off.
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Copy.
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All right, copy. You're responding to a u-haul that is on fire. Color vibes. They heard an explosion. It is threatening structure.
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Control 10401.
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Go ahead.
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Contact Somerville for one engine, a ladder, and a battalion. Has them respond on incident three to that location for the fire, please.
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All right, copy.
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Control off us.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Let's look at a helicopter for Medic 4's call.
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I got you, ma'am.
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Go ahead and launch a gate with fire on where to land him.
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I got you.
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Medic 4 of Italian 4-2.
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Of course.
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How do I get to you from where you're in really says?
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We've got to cut down, independent school off-road. There's an open field right there. You're going to have to cut over through there and come all the way around. You'll see two police cars and they're waiting to escort you back here.
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You've got to drive from Independence towards the one of your county line, like you're paralleling 78.
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Okay.
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Farmerville, fire standby for mutual A.
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Nettic format tied forward to do I need to go over the railroad track?
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(number withheld).
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Good.
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It could be the open field right there next to 78 and independent schoolhouse road.
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On scene,
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we have three U-Hauls on fire threatening the delta side of the main storage security.
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Under 423 Bravo, storage commands, we'll be out of put the fire out.
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In Gen 302, Latter 302, Battalion 301, responding for mutual aid with Dorchester County to near Dorchester Road at the U-Haul.
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Ingen 302, Latter-302, Battalion 301, responding for mutual aid near Dorchester Road at the U-Haul for mutual aid with Dorchester County.
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Respond on Ops 1. Summerville clears, 1948.
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Ler, 3.A2, respond.
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Chilert, 411, don't see.
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Ninety-55.
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What are you? Your hydrant is going to be right next to 23.
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What's up, right? The road 2nd.
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We got a hydrogen.
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Control under 419.
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Agent 409. Attention 419.
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We're just trying to do.
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We're responding to the area of independent school road. We'll give you LZA when we're getting close.
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Covey, Dorchester requested an engine, a ladder, and a battalion for two fully involved U-Hauls, near Dorchester Road at the U-Haul Center.
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255. Copy for 1955.
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The engine 302 copies.
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Are they operates on the county in the same channel?
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I believe so, but they didn't advise. I'll call over and get it.
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Go ahead.
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All right, it's going to be incident three, Dorchester.
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Good. Go ahead.
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Somerville 2nd Battalion 3 will respondent as well.
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Disbench 127. I'm speaking on the medic channel.
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There is an open field that the pilots can land.
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We're in the middle of.
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I copy, sir.
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Battalion, I copy, you're en route and Dorchester incident three.
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This is on, Dorchester, out, truck fire.
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I, copy. There are three U-Hauls on fire this time.
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Time.
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In terms of my cord, do we have an E.P. on helicopter?
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Control, source command.
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Go ahead. We're currently on the phone with them.
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The main facility has not been touched.
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We just have three U-hulls. Sorry,
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copy 1926.
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Control, SummerLenger 302 to respondent Dorchester Road from the fire.
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Drawing Department 1,0003.
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1956.
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Control.
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George, command.
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Go ahead.
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And we're just going to keep this to myself,
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411 and 421, all the other units can cancel.
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All right, copy.
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Engine 301, engine 302, ladder 302, copy?
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Lider 302, copy.
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What copies?
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Control Alpha.
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Injutor, two cops cancels. We're available.
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Alpha 5.
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1957.
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Yes, ma'am, I know you're busy. When you get a chance, will you please sign Medic 3 to Medic 4's call also?
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Any farm?
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Some roll Battagin 301.
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Battalion 301.
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We've been cleared from door transfer units.
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We'll be cleared available.
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Control, Tyne 4-1. Battalion 4-1.
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Copy sir, just confirming all units.
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Meta-4, that's for a helicopter, correct?
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A, affirms, sir.
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As to cover of all units from Somerville that were dispatched are canceled.
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I'm 1850.
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Copy drop phone for station 9. I'm 4909 and myself.
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In route to independent school road and the range road. There's a field right off of independent school road. We'll use this in LZ.
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We've already got a handle. We're en route.
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Copy now. You copy the location at LZ.
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Handline for his house take.
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Already got to pull it up. I'm just getting there to make sure it's clear before I give him the coordinates.
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Copy. Copy.
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Should be making a connection to that hydrant right there behind you.
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Yeah, they're all working on it.
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411 Alpha. 423.
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You're trolling if you're 4'9.
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In June 49.
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Like, Howard, you're extremely busy. I'm going to give you a set of coordinates.
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I'm going to verify once I get on C's, so they can go ahead and have it and be in route.
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I copy, sir. Go ahead.
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33, tack,
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21, 8, 8, 282 degrees north.
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80, tack 68536 degrees west.
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I copy, sir.
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423, Bravo, 411, Bravo.
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Go ahead, command.
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At first, U-Haul, still got some hot spots inside it.
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Goffey, I'll bring a line around.
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Control, Battalion, 404.
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Go ahead.
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I'm in service heading down to the lower for coverage. All right,
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copy.
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Control, Battalion 402.
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Battalion 402.
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Do you have an EPA for the He-L?
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Negative 4. We're still waiting on a call back from then advising of an EPA.
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May 24, minute 3.
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Control May 3.
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9-3
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1-1-7-4-you-up Yeah,
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I was advised that someone was going to guide us to the field or A-field we're next to one and looks like the battalion vehicle and we're having difficulty locating
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Location mentioned:
Near Dorchester Rd, Summerville, SC 29485
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