The "swatting" epidemic has reached all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Fire trucks and emergency crews raced to the White House on Monday after someone placed a 911 call claiming there was a fire with someone trapped inside.
According to multiple reports, the call was made at 7:03 a.m. ET using a fake number. Several fire and EMS units were sent to the White House before the call was dismissed as a false alarm and the "all clear" was given at 7:15 a.m., CNN reported.
President Biden was not at the White House at the time, as he was spending the weekend at Camp David in Maryland.
The Secret Service declined to comment on the incident.
"Swatting" refers to a practice of making false calls to police, often reporting a serious crime such as a murder or hostage situation in the hopes of drawing a SWAT team.
Swatting calls are often made to the homes of celebrities or internet personalities. Recently, several public officials have been targeted by swatting calls, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY), special counsel Jack Smith (the prosecutor overseeing former President Donald Trump's federal criminal cases), and U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (who is overseeing Trump's election interference case).
While no law enforcement officers were dispatched to the White House, the incident was "in the same spirit" of swatting, the communications director for DC Fire and EMS told NBC News.