Institution
University of Florida
UFFLPublic R1UF Alert~60,000 students
- Cases
- 21
- Alerts
- 108
- Verbatim
- 63%
- Span
- 2017–2026
Official alert policy
How UF says it will alert: when and how UF Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
21 cases · 68 of 108 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- gas leak: 2026-09-01Possible gas leak at PK Yonge Gymemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-07-21Tropical Storm Bertha Updateadvisoryverbatim
- gas leak: 2026-03-26Cancer and Genetics gas odor evacuation then no leak foundemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2026-03-26UPDATE: (Cancer and Genetics): There has been no change in the situation. Avoidtimely warningverbatim
- fire: 2026-03-26U(Mowry Road) Fire rescue is on scene and working to locate the origin of the odtimely warningverbatim
- other: 2026-03-26Strong odor of gas located at Cancer and Genetics Research Building on Mowrtimely warningverbatim
- facility: 2026-03-20Leigh Hall steam leak fire-rescue response avoid roadsadvisoryverbatim
- fire: 2026-03-20(Leigh Hall) A steam leak led to a large fire rescue and police response to thetimely warningverbatim
- other: 2026-03-20Strong Police presence at Leigh Hall at 165 Buckman Drive. Avoid going North ontimely warningverbatim
- suspicious package: 2026-02-20(Tigert Hall) Police responded to a suspicious package near entrancetimely warningverbatim
2025
2024
- shooting: 2024-12-05Bullet found through a window prompts alert; shot determined fired hours earlieremergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2024-10-09Two-day closure for a Category 3 hurricane; residents sheltered in placeemergency notificationverbatim
- hurricane: 2024-09-25Campus closes for two days as a hurricane makes landfall in the regionemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2024-09-22Armed suspects from a nearby shooting flee onto campus; all-clear within minutesemergency notification1 injuredverbatim
- hurricane: 2024-08-05Tropical Storm Debby closes campus for a day amid tornado and flood watchesemergency notificationverbatim
- theft: 2024-04-01Six scooters and e-bikes stolen in one day, along with garage car break-instimely warningverbatim
- suspicious package: 2024-02-07Oddly taped package prompts Peabody Hall evacuation; bomb squad finds no hazardemergency notificationverbatim
By incident type