Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Fire Alarm incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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274
Incidents reported
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25
Police Departments
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112
Schools
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26
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Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

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Incident Logs

displaying 226 - 250 records in total 274
Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Woodlake Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

904A - FIRE - ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 2:12:35 AM

Incident details:

Zone: C001 - Smoke
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Woodlake Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

904A - FIRE - ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 2:48:23 AM

Incident details:

Zone: C001 - Smoke
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Woodlake Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

904A - FIRE - ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 9:18:47 AM

Incident details:

Zone: C001 - Smoke
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Apple Valley Adult Education School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FIRE - FIRE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/24/23 at 8:16:02 AM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM AT ADULT ED / FIRE DISPATCHED - BOLO'D - CLOSEST UNIT RESPOND - PER ADELE AT ADULT ED, POSSIBLY C4, UNABLE TO CONFIRM W/ COUNTY SIDE BUT COUNTY ROOM HAVING BBQ
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Apple Valley Adult Education School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FIRE - FIRE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/3/24 at 10:17:42 AM

Incident details:

PER AV COMM - FIRE ALARM, FIRE DISPATCHED - WILL BE CODE FROM SYC UNTIL C4 - FIRE CALLING TO ADV THEY ARE ENR - PER CLAUDIA, FIRE ALARM WAS IN COUNTY SCHOOL, THEY CHECKED AND ALL IS C4
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ALARM - ALARM MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/25/23 at 6:12:05 PM

Incident details:

C4, FIRE ALARM IN BOYS RR. - AV COM - THEY COPY FALSE ALARM
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ALARM - ALARM MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:32:35 PM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM FROM D BLDG UPPER CAMPUS, SMOKE - AV COM DISPATCHED FIRE - 95C CALLED SHARON - WILL UPPER CAMPUS MPR BATHRROM UNK IF ITS STILL ON - PER CAMERA, FIRE 97 - GIRLS RR, TOILET PAPER ON FIRE, FIRE PUT OUT W/EXTINGUISHER, VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE, C4 - NEG INI, AND SCHOOL IS WORKING ON LOOKING AT THE CAMERAS TO SEE WHO WENT IN THE RR - FIRE MARSHALL IS 97 AND HE ADV'D THEY WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE FIRE - STUDENT ADMITTED TO DOING IT, TRUTH OR DARE GAME - RTF W/ OUT DEPT -- APPLE VALLEY FIRE DEPT ADV'D THEY WILL DO JUVENILE INTERVENTION PROGRAM NEXT WEEK
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ALARM - ALARM MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/12/23 at 12:19:50 PM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM GOING OFF WILL BE C4 LOOKING FOR THE PANEL
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FIRE - FIRE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/5/23 at 9:26:20 AM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARMS - UPPER CAMPUS - ONE GENERAL AND ONE LABELED ADMIN SMOKE ELEM SIDE / FIRE HAS BEEN DISPATCHED - ADV'D STUDENTS WENT BACK TO CLASS - NEG FIRE, FIRE IS 98
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ALARM - ALARM MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/13/23 at 2:17:44 PM

Incident details:

bldg 400 smoke - general alarm -- per ay com they dispathed fire - PER NICOLE HOVER AT DO, AV COMM IS AT SB TODAY TESTING FIRE
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Adams Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 2:11:24 PM

Incident details:

Zone 2 Administrator and zone 9 classrooms 1
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/22/23 at 7:04:50 PM

Incident details:

zone 2: heat detectors admin
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

ALARM - FIRE/SMOKE Reported to Atherton Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:53:21 PM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM/SMOKE DETECTOR, FINE ARTS BUILDING
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Fernando Rivera Intermediate School

Jefferson Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM - SMOKE M Reported to Daly City Police Department

6/6/23 at 6:19:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Fernando Rivera Intermediate School

Jefferson Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM - SMOKE M Reported to Daly City Police Department

6/26/23 at 8:36:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

1/23/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

1/31/23 at 2:56:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

3/10/23 at 5:44:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School

Ravenswood City Elementary School District, San Mateo County

FIRE ALARM Reported to East Palo Alto Police Department

6/14/23 at 3:25:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

FD RESPONDING TO A FIRE ALARM Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

5/1/23 at 9:58:03 AM

Incident details:

HBD
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

FIRE ALARM Reported to Benicia Police Department

1/31/23 at 2:41:58 PM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM ACTIVATION BUILDING G RESTROOM SMOKE.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Vacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

FIALARM Reported to Vacaville Police Department

3/31/23 at 3:12:40 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Vacaville High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

FIALARM Reported to Vacaville Police Department

3/31/23 at 9:59:32 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Will C. Wood High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

FIALARM Reported to Vacaville Police Department

2/27/23 at 5:21:27 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Hogan Middle School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FCALARM - 1 ENGINE, TIER 2 COMMERCIAL FIRE ALARM 2079 Reported to Vallejo Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:41:33 PM