On March 20, 2026, at 0830 hours, the Department of Public Safety was notified of a fire alarm activation at Thomas More University's Stallmeyer Hall. A Public Safety Officer, along with the Edgewood Fire Department responded to the alarm. Edgewood Fire Department investigated the alarm and determined that it was triggered by the smoke emitted when a resident overheated her hair with a curling iron. The Fire Department determined that there had been no fire, the alarm was determined to be false, and the fire alarm system was reset.