Fire alarm caused by cigarette smoke in Spokane building, Spokane WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/25/2025 02:02 PM

S Howard St, Spokane, WA

A fire alarm was activated in a four-story residential-over-commercial building near Dean Street and South Howard in Spokane. Smoke from a cigarette triggered the alarm, but no fire was found. The alarm was reset after investigation.

Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch

02:16

Transcript:

00:00

Circle's on Dean. 2-2-2-2-South-Howers. That is off highway and south on Howard's Man.

00:04

Yeah, a four-story, ordinary construction, residential over commercial, having shown from the Alford, Delta Sky.

00:09

It does not appear that there is any alarm fact as it is for going to be a fast here.

00:15

Copy on scenes, I also is Howard, truck on the tower, command for, story, ordinary construction, nothing showing out, I'll tap,

00:22

investigating.

00:26

The bed, report.

00:29

Go ahead.

00:31

First, it executed from up the elevator, elevators, out of services,

00:36

locations, the tax on the way.

00:44

Best company's elevator test is on the way and it's out of service for the time being all straight back.

00:49

Good side, can you show, I'm just at the racket service, patient way or NAMR.

00:57

Send you back in, they'll pageway anymore.

00:59

Fort one officer from truck one firebreadter.

01:10

Good.

01:12

All clear, I'm three and four.

01:18

Robbie, come back down to Florida.

01:27

Charlie Call, Valley Engine 5-1440.03,

01:32

East Mission Avenue, Channel, Valley Primary.

01:36

Unconscious person.

01:42

Falling to type 70-year-old female unconscious, this will be a Celtic call one or five times a break.

01:48

I got,

01:52

copy.

01:56

Good task, ma'am.

02:01

Good match.

02:04

Your alarm is set off by cigarette smoke.

02:06

The alarm is in reset, ma'amated truck plug back in.

02:13

All these are set up by smoking and reset.

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S Howard St, Spokane, WA

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