Institution
Georgetown University
GeorgetownDCPrivate R1HOYAlert~19,000 students
- Cases
- 18
- Alerts
- 36
- Verbatim
- 97%
- Span
- 2024–2026
Official alert policy
How Georgetown says it will alert: when and how HOYAlert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
18 cases · 35 of 36 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- severe weather: 2026-06-12Severe thunderstorm warning seek shelter indoorsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-06-11Severe thunderstorm warning seek shelter indoorsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-06-11Severe thunderstorm warning seek shelter indoorsemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-05-13Fire investigation at Byrnes Hall Leavey Center Walkwayemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-05-12Fire investigation at 3609 O St NWemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-02-03Gas leak investigation at Gewirz Student Centeremergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-02-01Gas leak investigation near Hilltop Campus housingemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-01-31Gas leak investigation at 1302 36th St NWemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-01-29Gas leak investigation at 1251 37th Stemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-01-22Gas leak investigation at 1403 37th St NWemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- hazmat: 2025-11-09Confirmed gas leak investigation at 1438 36th St NWemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-10-20Fire investigation in Harbin Hall; avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2025-09-21Fire investigation in Village C West residenceemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2025-06-20Entrances closed for downed trees; use Reservoir Roademergency notificationverbatim
- infrastructure: 2025-06-05Hilltop campus power outage; buildings avoided until restoredemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2025-05-21Two killed in a shooting near the law and policy campus; suspect apprehendedemergency notification2 killedverbatim
By incident type