Report of a car fire in the 1000 parking lot. Non-student pulled into the 1000 parking lot after detecting the smoke odor. After parking, he opened his engine compartment and it burst into flames. GCFD Station 31 responded to the scene and put out the fire. No injuries reported.
2400440
Closed
10-28-2024
5:14 pm
Building 2000, Student Housing
Officers responded to the 2000 dormitory for a fire alarm. The building was evacuated as GCFD Station 31 firefighters entered the building. They determined the origin of the alarm was an overloaded washing machine in the 1st floor laundry room. The alarm was cleared and notice was given to the residents to return to the building.
2400418
Closed
10-20-2024
9:27 am
Building B
Report of a fire alarm in the B-building. Officers responded and determined that it was a false alarm. Facilities Management responded to reset the alarm.
2400410
Closed
10-17-2024
11:22 am
Building E, Student Center
Report of gas odor in the Student Center. Officers responded and evacuated the building. GCFD responded to investigate. GCFD cleared the building sounding all clear. Daily activity resumed.
2400377
Closed
10-06-2024
10:01 pm
Building 1000, Student Housing
Fire alarm activated in the 1000 dormitory. GCFD and campus police responded. The building was evacuated, until GCFD sounded all clear.
2400345
Closed
09-23-2024
10:47 am
Building E, Student Center
Fire Alarm in the Dining Hall. GCFD 31 responded to the scene. Evacuation of the building took place. FD investigated and declared all clear in the building.
2400266
Closed
08-24-2024
10:29 pm
Building 3000, Student Housing
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.