Fire alarm activated in the 3000 Dormitory. Students were evacuated. The source of the activation came from an overloaded laundry dryer. The alarm was cleared. The students returned to their suites.
2400252
Closed
08-18-2024
5:59 pm
Building E, Student Center
Fire alarm activated in the Dining Hall. There was a power outage in the building. It was determined that the ventilation hoods for the grill in the kitchen stopped working to vent smoke out of the building. Facilities management responded with portable fans to vent the air. Georgia Power was already on campus working to restore power. The building was evacuated until the all clear was given.
2400251
Closed
08-17-2024
6:53 pm
Building 2000, Student Housing
Fire alarm activated in the 2000 Dormitory due to the detection of smoke in the air. Upon investigation, it was determined that a tree had been struck by lightning in a neighborhood on the opposite side of Lonnie Harvel Blvd. The smoke came from that fire. GCFD Station 31 responded to the dormitory and the neighborhood fire. Fire alarm was also activated in the 3000 Dormitory. The pull stations in each dormitory were reset after the all clear had been given.
2400241
Closed
08-12-2024
11:37 am
Building L, Kaufman Library
Fire alarm activated in the Library, 3rd Floor. No smoke or fire detected. Facilities management located the source of the alarm activation, burnt popcorn. All clear was provided.
2400238
Closed
08-10-2024
4:44 pm
Building G, Grizzly Athletics Complex
Fire alarm activated in the G Building. The building was evacuated. GCFD Station 31 arrived on scene, determined the source of the alarm, and cleared the building to be re-entered. This case is closed.
2400226
Closed
07-26-2024
8:04 am
Parking Deck
Fire alarm activate in the Parking Deck. GCFD Station 31 responded to the scene. They advised it was a false alarm, and sounded all clear.
2400169
Closed
04-19-2024
10:48 am
Building 1000, Student Housing
Police and Fire units responded to a fire alarm in a residence suite, resulting in a smoke detector issue.
2400156
Open
04-09-2024
11:13 pm
Building 1000, Student Housing
Officers responded to a fire alarm in the 1000 Building. FD responded to the scene. No signs of smoke or fire detected. Scene cleared at 0353 hours.
2400038
Closed
01-29-2024
11:12 pm
Building 1000, Student Housing
Police and fire units responded to a fire alarm; the fire department gave an all-clear.
2400037
Closed
01-29-2024
6:24 pm
Building 1000, Student Housing
Police and fire units responded to a fire alarm; the fire department gave an all-clear.