False fire alarm at residence near North Sherwood Drive, Charleston SC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/20/2025 07:20 AM

Near N Sherwood Dr, Charleston, SC 29407

Fire units responded to a fire alarm near North Sherwood Drive. No active fire was found. The alarm was a false alarm, possibly triggered accidentally by the homeowner.

Audio|Source: Charleston County Police, Fire, EMS/Rescue, Marine SAR

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Transcript:

00:00

Tower 105, ending near North Sherwood Drive, alarm, incident 10-04[1].

00:08

Tower 105, engine 1-110, near North Sherwood Drive, cross streets, playground and Marsh Drive, alarm, incident 10204, 1021.

00:26

Engine 302, battalion Sheet 301, near North Sherwood Drive, alarm.

00:32

Charlie response, incident 10.04, engine 302, battalion Sheet 301, near North Sherwood Drive, cross streets, playground road and Marsh Drive, alarm.

00:45

Charlie response, incident 10.04, 1023.

00:49

Just back, seven, clear.

00:51

Just that one's clear.

00:54

Dispatch, 31 is up in transit.

00:57

Dispatch for Region 305.

00:58

We'll take that call for Region 302.

01:01

Dispatch, call please, since 23.

01:04

I got me.

01:05

Medic 1 to dispatch.

01:08

You can disregard since 31 is up.

01:12

Probably that.

01:13

Thank you, ma'am.

01:21

Engine 305 near North Sherwood Drive alarm.

01:25

Charlie response, incident 10.04.

01:29

Engine 305, near North Sherwood Drive, cross streets, playground and Marsh Drive, alarm.

01:36

Early response, incident 1024, 1024.

01:40

Hello, James arriving on scene, one story,

01:44

one family structure.

01:46

Nothing telling.

01:47

One temporal weather would come in, investigate mode, and cruise route.

01:53

Sherwood command dispatch can cancel additional units and that outside by the homeowner having for the town scene.

01:59

I've got a additional use respond to Sherwood you can get for Hendon 1 penalty.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

10-04: Acknowledgment/Message received

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Near N Sherwood Dr, Charleston, SC 29407

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