False fire alarm caused by cooking in Summerville home, Summerville SC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/15/2025 04:58 AM

Summerville, SC

Fire crews responded to a residential fire alarm near Kalo Court in the Cambridge Park neighborhood of Summerville. The alarm was a false alarm caused by cooking. All units cleared the scene.

Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire and EMS

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Thank you, Sassani, for the fire alarm near Kalo Court and Cambridge Park.

00:04

The smoke detector zone 10, David's yield.

00:08

Did you hold on to 10?

00:10

10.

00:12

Saraville, engine 306 responding near Kalo Court.

00:17

Good morning.

00:19

Good morning. What on duty for the day?

00:21

Good morning.

00:22

7.59.

00:28

One minute start time.

00:34

Just be advised they do have a drone in the air following the race.

00:42

Looks like the jacked, four walkers like that.

00:50

We've got two drones.

00:56

I think we have any up there, but the two walkers in the back or two females and one now.

01:08

Summerville Ladder 3.01.

01:14

Summerville ladder 301. Second.

01:19

Over a ladder 301 is on team.

01:21

Near Caleb Court, two-story residential structure.

01:24

Nothing shown from three sides.

01:26

We've got a hydrant in the front yard for the first new engine.

01:29

All right of a 3-01 problem.

01:31

We'll have Caleb command.

01:32

We'll be in investigation mode.

01:35

104. Some of the engine 301 is around on the scene, first two engines.

01:41

Make sure we'd cheer them on to go faster.

01:44

Engine 306 rodent scene, second due engine.

01:47

804.

01:49

We've got the red nights behind them, pushing them along.

01:52

All right, with Andrea Wondon.

01:55

Okay.

01:57

Taylor,

01:58

command.

01:59

Taylor, command.

02:01

Everything's okay on team.

02:03

Accidental activation due to the cooking, we can clear all units.

02:06

We're going to turn their command.

02:07

We'll be clear available.

02:08

We're turning.

02:10

All incoming units copy command, false alarm, caused by cooking.

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