Smoke reported at McDonough school, no fire found

Heard on: Charles County Fire & EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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We tried to make contact with the board of education security.

00:02

We're not getting any contact and there is no contact for maintenance for McDonough.

00:11

Okay, on the service,

00:14

there's smoke, no fire.

00:16

I copy, no smoke, no fire.

00:21

Engine 12, be advised the resource officer is en route to the scene.

00:23

Are you going to wait till they get there?

00:29

Go ahead.

00:31

Yes, did you hear my last message that the resource officer is en route? Are you going to wait on scene till they get there?

00:41

That's correct.

00:43

I copy. I'll let them know you remain on scene until he gets arrived.

00:46

Until he's arrived.

00:52

Right.

00:56

So be advised there is also a representative from McDonough Public Schools en route to you with a 10-minute ETA.

01:01

His name is (name withheld).

01:03

He's en route to you as well.

8/2/2026 04:55 PM

Fire

Marshall Corner Rd, Pomfret, MD 20675

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated reported smoke at a local school-related building. They did not find an active fire and stayed at the scene while awaiting a school resource officer and a school representative.