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White House SWATTED: Prank caller calls 911 to say it was on fire

Fire trucks and ambulances swarmed the White House after a caller told 911 dispatchers the building was on fire and someone was trapped inside in what appears to be a 'swatting' incident.
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Fire trucks and ambulances swarmed the White House on Monday morning after a caller told 911 dispatchers the building was on fire and someone was trapped inside in what appears to be a 'swatting' incident.

President Joe Biden was at Camp David when the call came. D.C. fire and emergency services dispatched 13 units in response.

But the call was quickly determined a false alarm. The White House now appears to be the latest victim in the dangerous 'swatting' trend that is sweeping the country.

The call was made around 7am on Monday morning, sparking a large emergency response, before it was determined to be a false alarm.

The call to the White House was traced to a fake number, a source told CNN.

The call, which came at 7:03 a.m., was determined by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services and U.S. Secret Service personnel to be a false alarm.

'Fire in the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,' a DC dispatcher said at 7:04 am.

An 'all clear' was declared at 7:15 a.m.

Someone who was reached at the callback number for the 911 report indicated they did not place it, a source told the Associated Press, indicating it was likely spoofed.

Biden is scheduled to return to the White House on Monday afternoon after spending the better part of the day in Philadelphia for a service event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The United States has seen a ramp up 'swatting' incidents, which is where a false report is made to police with the express purpose of luring them to a location.

Law enforcement experts say the calls are a product of a hostile political climate during an intense presidential election season. Politicians like Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott, and special counsel Jack Smith have all ben victims of it.
 
The people who don't know how to plan things then go in the line of people who know how to plan a SWAT. They might as well be more capable too.
 
Grungie said:
I’m surprised the fire department didn’t call White House security before driving up.
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To be fair to the firefighters I don't really think a fire would wait for White House security to confirm that there is a fire.
 
My "Ready Or Not" SWAT Team did not receive the call to spring into action though lol
 
Grungie said:
Well if it’s coming from some rando instead of from a staff member, you should be a bit suspicious.
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How would they even know who was and wasn't working in The White House? There's likely a few fire stations surrounding the Washington DC area so you couldn't really predict who would get the call, and if the closest gets a call is it more important to verify it than to just head to that area? Yes, the firefighters weren't needed, but it's not like anything bad actually happened. They likely just looked around the White House, saw that everything was fine and left. It's not good that their time was wasted but the alternative was to wait until verification while a potential fire was inside of the house of the president. Honestly firefighters can't really cause any sort of tragedies that SWAT can, they'll just show up and do their best to help people.

2024 Vision said:
How would they even know who was and wasn't working in The White House? There's likely a few fire stations surrounding the Washington DC area so you couldn't really predict who would get the call, and if the closest gets a call is it more important to verify it than to just head to that area? Yes, the firefighters weren't needed, but it's not like anything bad actually happened. They likely just looked around the White House, saw that everything was fine and left. It's not good that their time was wasted but the alternative was to wait until verification while a potential fire was inside of the house of the president. Honestly firefighters can't really cause any sort of tragedies that SWAT can, they'll just show up and do their best to help people.
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Turns out that the false caller said that someone was trapped inside of the burning building, which makes them even more justified in coming over because they weren't willing to risk people lives. If they waited for verification, they would actually be in the wrong because they would be risking a person's life for a fire that could have been real.
 
I'm glad that the call was quickly determined a false alarm at the White House.
 
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