Fire alarm triggered by vaping in school bathroom, Turlock CA

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/08/2025 07:24 PM (PDT)

Near W Christoffersen Pkwy, Turlock, CA 95382

A fire alarm at Pittman High School was activated due to a child vaping in a bathroom. Responders were dispatched but canceled after the cause was confirmed and the alarm was reset.

Audio|Source: Turlock Police and Fire, CA State University Police

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 33 and Squad 32, Commercial Fire Alarm, Pittman High School.

00:09

Engine 33 and Squad 32, commercial fire alarm, Pittman High School.

00:19

Copy 33, 122 responding to Pittman High School for a commercial fire alarm.

00:25

It's going to cover Building Vies and Boy Toilet, 160 smoke detector.

00:29

There is a keyholder, Humverto, EPA is 10 minutes.

00:32

CMEA have one, check one.

00:33

25, 1185.

00:34

All right, it's going to be Central Valley.

00:37

Number. May 3 if I didn't invite, it's 1015.

00:39

Copy 1015.

00:40

You can send the warrant in the north and the input of my screen for pre-books.

00:43

Okay.

00:44

36 David, traffic.

00:46

36 David. Walnut 9, 9.

00:47

7 married boys, Mary, Mary, 8, 5.2.

00:50

What was your call on Walnut?

00:52

Arlington. 10 points.

00:55

4777, 4777.

00:56

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00:58

36, David, 29, my number.

00:59

Gritch.

01:00

Go ahead. B. 438, last of Gimlin.

01:02

Copy turn. Commandment, and answer 34.

01:04

The alarm has been reset at Buffalo Wildlings, we're clear.

01:07

You can cancel Squad 32.

01:08

We'll respond to Pittman.

01:09

Copy, Squad 32, copy.

01:10

3432, we're at Gold State 432.

01:15

We're at Gold State, Modifista.

01:17

You're in a better location.

01:18

Command 1.33 is all chain two-third commercial nothing shown.

01:21

God's a visual alarm.

01:23

133 will be 10NIC investigating.

01:25

We'll be out front now that we make contact with.

01:28

Copy-C., 337 I-C investigating.

01:30

Be in a better spot.

01:31

3432, you pro.

01:32

Can you repeat? You're in a better position.

01:33

We'll continue.

01:35

One DRILS. Thank God I'm going for it.

01:39

Copy good for it.

01:40

The next unit for PIDIDA, you can reduce.

01:43

I'll go to.

01:45

32 copies. Reducing that Mount View and Christofferson.

01:49

I see control.

01:51

Go ahead.

01:52

Well, I'm going to be called back advising they said to Humbertar advising that they can cancel for a child that was vaping in the bathroom.

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Near W Christoffersen Pkwy, Turlock, CA 95382

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