Small fire on roof of john f kennedy high school, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred on the roof of John F. Kennedy High School involving fiberglass foam and roofing materials due to welding work. The fire was extinguished quickly. No injuries or medical complaints were reported. Students were assessed for smoke exposure and are being returned to classrooms.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire and EMS Dispatch - North Division
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Transcript:
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Metro from Assistant for an updated size-up, we're on scene near Gothic Avenue at John F. Kennedy High School.
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What we had was a fire involving a stack of fiberglass foam that was being stored on the roof for a roofing project and some old roofing material that was ignited from a welding operation that were doing a retrofit to the building.
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Just for Roger.
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Area of the school and in an unoccupied building that didn't involve any of the buildings that the students are in and no direct contact with any of the area that was being occupied.
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There was no extension beyond the 20-foot area on the roof.
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The fire is dead out and there's no smoke.
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Our primary concern right now is an assessment of all the students with the amount of smoke that was in the area where the kids were.
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And right now there's zero medical complaints.
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We have an assistant with EMS 15 and AP7 assisting.
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The 915 is working with a school official for rehousing the students back to their classrooms.
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We'll release the fire resources as they assemble as there's no fire problem at present.
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We'll keep the resources necessary to deal with the medical assessment and we'll notify you shortly when we know which resources we're going to remain on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Gothic Ave, Granada Hills, CA 91344
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