Commercial fire alarm activates at Wood Metal business, Port Wentworth GA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 09:06 AM

Near Coldbrook Station Cir, Port Wentworth, GA 31407

A commercial fire alarm went off at the Wood Metal business near Coldbrook Station Circle and Excess Road. Firefighters arrived but did not see any fire or smoke. The alarm was still sounding while they investigated the building.

Audio|Source: Chatham County Fire

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

Dispect engine 401, engine 401, engine 406, truck 4, 9504-1, respond to a...

00:07

Fire alarm, a commercial fire alarm, near Coldbrook Station Cir, cross streets of Excess Road, respond on Fireground 1, Fire Ground 1,

00:20

this edge to engine 401, engine 406, 409, 50401, respond to a commercial fire alarm at Wood Metal, near Coldbrook Station Cir,

00:33

respond on Fire Ground 1, 511.

00:40

124.9 responding.

00:42

Engine 402 responding. Rep,

00:46

engine 402, responding.

00:52

Agent 402. Inj4, you don't want to be a wrap.

01:11

Inj 403 responding. Happy.

01:18

Avercorn command dispatch.

01:25

Firecorn command dispatch.

01:27

Firegrounds released,

01:29

Injit 3 available.

01:32

I was having any command to three-breaking service.

01:37

Ninja 402 dispatch.

01:42

Right.

01:44

Ninja 402 is on scene. Two-story apartment building, nothing visible, going to investigate.

01:50

402 has command.

01:52

Indifold is on scene.

01:54

Two-story structure nothing is going to investigate. Nothing is going to investigate in advance.

02:05

Ninja 402 to Truck 409. Can you stop there at the clubhouse and get the key from the Knox box?

02:16

Affirmative.

02:19

May dispatch, just for an update, 360[1] complete, nothing visible so far.

02:24

There is an audible alarm.

02:28

360[1] complete, nothing visible, audible alarm.

Police codes explained

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

[1]

360: A 360-degree size-up walk-around or aerial assessment of the structure

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Location mentioned:

Near Coldbrook Station Cir, Port Wentworth, GA 31407

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