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Fire alarm activated at nursing facility, no fire found, Charleston SC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/23/2025 11:28 AM (PDT)

Near Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407

The audio reports that a fire alarm went off at a nursing facility. Fire units were sent to check the situation, but they found no signs of fire when they arrived.

Audio|Source: Charleston County Fire and EMS

02:50

Transcript:

00:00

Ladder 202, Engine 112, Ashley River Health Care, 1137 Sam-Rittenberg Boulevard, alarm[1], incident, channel 4.

00:10

Ladder 202, engine 1112, Ashley River Health Care, 1137 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Cross Streets, Crosgrove Avenue and Gamecock Avenue, alarm[1], incident channel 4, 1427.

00:22

Metit 30, Engine 505, 4401 Downing Placeway, Fall, Incident Channel EMF.

00:32

MFELFES HEMF

00:36

METT-305, 4401 Downing Placeway, Cross Streets, Dead End and Bain, Therry Court, Fall, Incident

00:43

Channel EMFF, 1428.

00:45

Engine 202, Battalion Chief 205, Ashley River Health Care, 1137 Sam Wittenberg Boulevard, alarm[1], Charlie responds, incident channel 4.

00:56

Engine 202, Battalion Chief 205, Ashley River Health Care, 1137 Sam Wittenberg Boulevard, Cross Streets, Cosgrove Avenue and Gangcock Avenue, alarm[1], Charlie response, incident channel 4, 1429.

01:10

Ladder 301.

01:15

Can you assign us to 1137, Sam Murray, we just cleared up from this previous call and take Ladder 202 off?

01:22

Just flash Ladder 202?

01:23

Ladder 2nd, Bobby.

01:24

Just to wait for dispatch.

01:25

We'll take that call for it to 202. We're going to be allowed.

01:27

dispatch copies engine 202.

01:34

The digit 208, we'll be taking it for 202.

01:40

Hey firm. Dispatch engine 202, do you copy?

01:48

This is vaccine.

01:53

Turnover to NCCD, 2013 is clear.

01:57

1431.

01:58

Engine 112 is dispatch.

02:03

Engine 112 is revving on two-story nursing facility.

02:06

Nothing showing.

02:07

Engine 112, Bravo, will have Sam Rick, Command, investigative mode, crew three.

02:10

Dispash, happy 1431.

02:16

1631.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

alarm: Fire alarm

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Location mentioned:

Near Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407

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