Emergency Responders Sent to White House After Fake 911 Report of Fire
Emergency first responders arrived at the White House Monday morning after receiving a fake 911 call of a fire. A little after 7 a.m., first responders from the District of Columbia’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services…
Emergency first responders arrived at the White House Monday morning after receiving a fake 911 call of a fire.
A little after 7 a.m., first responders from the District of Columbia’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department arrived at the White House in response to a call from a person claiming there was a fire with someone trapped inside, according to NBC News.
President Joe Biden was at Camp David at the time that emergency personnel arrived at the White House.
“At approximately 7:03 a.m., the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) received a 911 call for structure fire at the White House,” Noah Gray, the chief communications officer for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, told IJR.
“At 7:04 a.m., DC Fire and EMS was dispatched and in coordination with the United States Secret Service, it was determined there was no fire emergency,” Gray added. “All companies returned to service at 7:16 a.m.”