Fire alarm at hotel was caused by heater dust burn, Tacoma WA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/27/2025 09:49 AM

Near Pacific Ave A, Tacoma, WA 98402

A fire alarm was triggered at the Hotel Olympus Apartments near Pacific Avenue. Fire teams responded and investigated the scene. No smoke or fire was found. The alarm was caused by dust burning off a heater being used for the first time. All units cleared after confirming the situation was safe.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 11, engine 9, ladder 3, and battalion 1, channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, hotel olympus apartment 16, Pacific Avenue, engine 11, engine 9, ladder 3, and battalion 1, channel A3, automatic commercial fire alarm, Hotel Olympus apartment, near Pacific Ave, town 949.

00:29

Coma, Agent 2 is available on 15th and I.

00:38

Engine 2 will put you on it.

00:44

It's a...

00:51

...on from H2, can you go out to the training event with Tower 2?

00:56

Received 8-2.

00:59

0-952.

01:05

To go over 101 is on, seen at near Pacific Ave.

01:10

We have a 50 by 1003-story type 3 billion. Nothing showing. We do have alarms sounding.

01:18

Lot of 3 investigating arrival.

01:21

Command will be doing a 360.

01:24

9-1 is on-scene a command, alarm sound, nothing to you should be investigating.

01:29

9.53-3 is on-scenes.

01:37

We'll be investigating.

01:43

Command, engine 3 is on scene.

01:48

Command received.

01:50

360 complete.

01:52

All clear. Engine 11 slowdown but continue.

01:57

Engine 11 received.

02:04

Choma, all units respond to near Pacific Ave.

02:08

Pacific Avenue, we have a report that it was just a heater that was turned on for original first time and burn off some dust. We'll be investigating all the unit stamp line arrival.

02:21

Command, receive.

02:26

Engine lever from command, go.

02:28

No available.

02:31

Engine 11, Ailer.

02:38

All units at near Pacific Ave can go available.

02:47

Ladder free from command.

02:52

Ladder 3.

02:53

The system reset.

03:00

That's a certain of the news.

03:03

Command received.

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Near Pacific Ave A, Tacoma, WA 98402

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