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Multiple fire departments responded to blaze at Georgia Pacific in Olympia Monday

The Olympia Fire Department and other fire agencies in Thurston County responded to a fire at the Georgia-Pacific Corporation plant at 1203 Fones Road SE on Monday afternoon.

Olympia Fire Lt. Jerry Hall confirmed to The Olympian that the fire was first reported around noon on Monday, June 9. Units were still working on the scene at 1:30 p.m.

A small crew could be seen on the roof where a hole had been opened up and smoke was pouring out.

Further details were not immediately available.

This story was originally published June 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM.

Ty Vinson
The Olympian
Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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