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Possible fire alarm test near South 19th St

Heard on: Tacoma Fire
01:49
00:00
Engine four, ladder one, and battalion two, channel A three.
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S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98405
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible commercial fire alarm at a business near South 19th Street in Tacoma. Responding units found a two‑story building evacuated with nothing showing. The alarm company later confirmed that the system was being tested, and most units were cleared from the scene.

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