Malicious fire alarm pulled at Skyline Elementary School, Tacoma WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 12:48 PM

Near N 23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98406

A fire alarm was triggered at Skyline Elementary School near North 23rd Street. Firefighters responded and found no fire but determined the alarm was activated maliciously by pulling the alarm station. No further units were needed.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 16, Ladder 3, and Battalion 1, Channel A3, Automatic Commercial Fire Alarm, near North 23rd Street.

00:10

Engine 16, ladder 3, and Battalion 1, Channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, near North 23rd Street.

00:20

Time 1248

00:29

To call with Battalion, could you push me in route? I'm having MTC issues.

00:37

Receive, Battalion, show you in route. Also, for IT purposes, do you have anything on your MDC right now?

00:45

Negative.

00:48

Received. Let me know if it shows up in the next 30 seconds or so I've got you in route.

00:52

near North 23rd Street.

01:03

Battalion one to come, I just resented to your MTC. Do you have it on there yet?

01:14

That's negative still.

01:17

Pretty serious.

01:18

I'll let it know.

01:19

N-16 is on scene in command at near North 23rd Street. This is Skyline Elementary School. We've got multiple buildings.

01:29

Nothing showing on the A side.

01:33

We do have some people walking out towards us.

01:35

In-16 will be investigating kind of let the company stand by on arrival.

01:40

Battalion 3,

01:41

or battalion 1 on your arrival, you do have 360.

01:48

Engine 60 on scene, nothing short into us of getting, a battalion 1 to do 360 at 1254.

02:01

Command battalion 1 is on scene, go to 360.

02:09

Italian one, ladder three from engine 16, this was a pole station malicious pole.

02:16

There's no need for extra units. Edge 16 can handle.

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Near N 23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98406

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