Smoke from matches triggers apartment fire alarm

Heard on: Snohomish County WA Fire-Tac

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Snohomish Engine One Seven, we just cleared and added ourselves to Fifth and Walnut for the fire alarm commercial.

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You can cancel Engine One Six.

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Cancel Engine One Six.

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Snohomish Engine Seventeen.

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Go ahead.

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Engine 17 on scene.

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Three-story multifamily.

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Nothing showing.

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We're investigating.

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Hold the alarm.

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Engine 17 on scene.

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Three-story multifamily.

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Nothing showing. Investigating.

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Hold the alarm. Engine 17 from Central.

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We advise your volume is pretty low.

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Sir, call engine 17.

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The

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alarm panel is showing all systems normal.

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No alarm is going off.

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Can you call back the alarm company and confirm that they have a reset?

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It actually

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is a party with on site there.

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She lit a matchbox, ran them under water, threw them away, which caused the smoke.

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She

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was advising they can't smell, but we'll have to clear the fire alarm call.

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17 copy, we're just making contact with RP now.

2026-10-04 22:10 UTC

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Walnut St & 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA 98020

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Smoke from matches triggers apartment fire alarm

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