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911 Caller Makes False Report of White House Fire Amidst Multiple Swatting Episodes

On Monday, emergency teams in Washington, D.C., were sent to the White House due to a misleading report. A 911 call falsely claimed that a fire had broken out in the presidential residence.

Noah Gray, the lead communications officer for D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, reported that their teams rushed to the White House shortly after 7 a.m. following the call. Working alongside the Secret Service, they quickly ascertained that there was no actual fire.

The situation was declared under control by 7:16 a.m., as confirmed by Gray. During this incident, President Biden was away at Camp David, later departing for Philadelphia to participate in a service event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This incident joins a growing list of swatting cases targeting public figures and governmental offices in recent weeks. Victims of such pranks have included Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, Special Counsel Jack Smith, and several Congress members.

An authority privy to the situation, in a conversation with The Hill, chose not to categorize the incident as swatting. However, they noted its similarity in nature to other swatting cases involving public figures, adding that there was no deployment of a SWAT team in this case.