Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Fire incidents

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

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148

Incidents reported
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34

Police Departments
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87

Schools
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33

School Districts
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20

Counties

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.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Fire

Incident Logs

displaying 126 - 148 records in total 148

Serious Non-Violent

FireTaft Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SHOTSFIR - SHOTS FIRED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/29/23 at 12:15:41 AM

Incident details:

S OF TAFT .. APPROX 20-30 957'S HEARD
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Serious Non-Violent

FireVan Buren Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

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

2/17/23 at 8:43:01 AM

Incident details:

zone 4 cafeteria
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Serious Non-Violent

FireVan Buren Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

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

2/17/23 at 8:44:36 AM

Incident details:

STKN FIRE ADVISED
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Serious Non-Violent

FireVan Buren Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

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

2/17/23 at 5:22:29 PM

Incident details:

NOTIFY STKN FIRE THERE IS A FIRE WITH BLK SMOKE. THE SMOKE IS NOW GOING ONTO THE HIGHWAY
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Serious Non-Violent

FireWeber Institute School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

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

2/3/23 at 10:25:20 AM

Incident details:

DUE TO POPCORN MAKER, REPSONSE NOT NEEDED. STKN FIRE ADVD
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Serious Non-Violent

FireMerrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - FIRE ASSIST Reported to Tracy Police Department

5/31/23 at 7:01:00 AM

Incident details:

CAN SEE SMOKE COMING FROM BLDING [redacted]
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Serious Non-Violent

FireTracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - FIRE ASSIST Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/23/23 at 1:42:00 PM

Incident details:

FIRE ALARM SOUNDING - DID HAVE A FIRE - XFER TO FIRE
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Serious Non-Violent

FireTracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - FIRE ASSIST Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/14/23 at 11:59:00 AM

Serious Violent

ArsonWilliam C. Overfelt High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

1184-TRAFFIC CONTROL Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/21/23 at 6:37:59 PM

Incident details:

451(D) PC ARSON PROPERTY
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Serious Non-Violent

FireWatsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

C3FIRE Reported to Watsonville Police Department

6/1/23 at 1:00:45 AM

Serious Non-Violent

FireWatsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

C3FIRE Reported to Watsonville Police Department

6/5/23 at 12:55:30 AM

Serious Non-Violent

FireWatsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

C3FIRE Reported to Watsonville Police Department

6/5/23 at 2:29:26 AM

Serious Non-Violent

FireBenicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

ASSIST BENICIA FIRE DEPARTMENT Reported to Benicia Police Department

1/31/23 at 2:43:08 PM

Incident details:

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

FireBenicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

ASSIST BENICIA FIRE DEPARTMENT Reported to Benicia Police Department

4/28/23 at 2:51:00 PM

Incident details:

RPTS OF MULT STUDENTS ON H&S
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Serious Non-Violent

FireHogan Middle School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FSF - STRUCTURE FIRE Reported to Vallejo Police Department

6/13/23 at 10:41:06 PM

Incident details:

smoke everywhere per pd responding to a priority 1 cvall
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Serious Violent

ArsonHogan Middle School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

451 - ARSON Reported to Vallejo Police Department

6/14/23 at 12:17:18 AM

Serious Non-Violent

FireHogan Middle School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FPF - 1 ENGINE, POST/EXTINGUISHED FIRE INVESTIGATION Reported to Vallejo Police Department

6/14/23 at 6:02:18 AM

Serious Non-Violent

FireJesse M. Bethel High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FVEG2 - 2 BRUSH, 1 BC, FIRE DISPATCH LEVEL LOW, WINTER, RAIN Reported to Vallejo Police Department

5/30/23 at 10:06:07 AM

Incident details:

small grass fire - in the rear of the campus near the golf course Cellular E911 Call: Lat:38.12045574 Lon :- 122.20506 Service Class: WPH2
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Serious Non-Violent

FireVallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FVEG2 - 2 BRUSH, 1 BC, FIRE DISPATCH LEVEL LOW, WINTER, RAIN Reported to Vallejo Police Department

2/15/23 at 10:51:27 AM

Incident details:

fire on the train tracks near vaLLEJO HIGH SCHOOL (CAN BE SEEN FROMTHE SCHOOL) Service Class: VOIP
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Serious Non-Violent

FireVallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FDEBRIS - 1ENGINE, DEBRIS/DUMPSTER FIRE Reported to Vallejo Police Department

6/12/23 at 9:12:59 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle FireVallejo High School

Vallejo City Unified School District, Solano County

FVF3 - 1 ENGINE, VEHICLE FIRE; BASIC SINGLE VEH FIRE Reported to Vallejo Police Department

6/21/23 at 11:41:46 PM

Serious Violent

ArsonPiner High School

Santa Rosa High School District, Sonoma County

ARSON REPORT Reported to Santa Rosa Police Department

4/21/23 at 6:58:01 AM

Incident details:

REPORT
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Serious Violent

ArsonOliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School

Davis Joint Unified School District, Yolo County

ARSON Reported to Davis Police Department

6/28/23 at 1:28:30 PM

Incident details:

DUMPSTER LIT ON FIRE OVERNIGHT NEXT TO KITCHEN
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