[KARAH RUCKER]
FIRE FIGHTERS AND E-M-S RESPONDED TO THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER A 9-1-1 CALLER REPORTED A FIRE HAD BROKEN OUT WITH SOMEONE TRAPPED INSIDE ON MONDAY MORNING.
WHEN CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE THERE WAS NO FIRE.
OFFICIALS SAY — IT WAS A SWATTING INCIDENT.
IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHO CALLED IN THE FIRE BUT – SECRET SERVICE SAID THAT ANY FIRE AT THE WHITE HOUSE WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY DETECTED.
PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS AT CAMP DAVID IN MARYLAND WHEN THE CALL CAME IN.
THE INCIDENT FALLS IN LINE WITH A WAVE OF SWATTING ATTEMPTS ON CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, JUDGES, AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IN RECENT WEEKS —
WITH PEOPLE CALLING IN FALSE INCIDENTS TO AND TRY AND GET A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE TO SHOW UP.