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Heard on: Tacoma Fire · 11 hours ago
02:32
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Go, my engine 13's on scene at (number withheld) (place withheld).
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Point Defiance Elementary, this is a 300 by 300 elementary school.
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Alarm investigation at Point Defiance Elementary

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible fire alarm activation at Point Defiance Elementary School near North Visscher Street in Tacoma. Alarms were sounding and people evacuated the building. Responders checked the area and detected an odor similar to a burnt ballast but found no smoke or visible fire. The situation was under investigation.

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N Visscher St, Tacoma, WA 98407
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