NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:   10-5-16

Time:   1:30 pm

Location / Address:  3785 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident:   False Fire Alarm 

Description of Structure / Property:   Thomas Stone High School

Owner / Occupants:  Charles County Board of Education

Injuries or Deaths:   N/A

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0      Contents: $0

Smoke Alarm Status:  N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Activated Intentionally

Arrests(s):   None

Primary Responding Fire Department:   Waldorf VFD

# of Alarms:  1     # Of Firefighters:    4

Time to Control:   N/A

Discovered By:  School staff

Area of Origin:   N/A

Preliminary Cause:   Intentionally activated false fire alarm

Additional Information:   The preliminary investigation revealed that a student intentionally pulled the fire alarm pull station during school hours, which subsequently resulted in a fire department response and a disruption of school activities.

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