ChattState OMNI and BRANCH evacuated for gas leak (Mar 13, 2026)
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedChattanooga State Community College evacuated the OMNI and BRANCH buildings due to a suspected gas leak March 13, 2026, closed them for the remainder of the day with virtual learning and operations, then allowed brief property retrieval between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m..
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3 messages in sequence · 3 verified verbatim
Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.
How the first alert is built
To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.
ChattState Alert: The OMNI and BRANCH buildings are being evacuated due to a suspected gas leak. If you are in either building, please evacuate immediately. Thank you.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Official institutional alert names Chattanooga State Community College as source. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- present: A suspected gas leak is the hazard cue. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- present: OMNI and BRANCH buildings are the location scope. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Evacuate immediately is protective action guidance. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: Immediate evacuation is the time cue.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- present: Immediate evacuation is the time cue. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
Impactabsent0/25
Final assessment
Arbitrator consensus: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
See all 25 individual reads
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 1 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 2 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 3 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 4 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 5 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 6 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 7 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 8 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 9 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 10 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 11 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 12 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 13 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 14 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 15 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 16 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 17 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 18 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 19 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 20 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 21 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 22 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 23 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 24 of 25 for this alert.
- absent: No severity impact adjectives beyond the operational order. Independent coding pass 25 of 25 for this alert.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Chattanooga State Community College: ChattState OMNI and BRANCH evacuated for gas leak (Mar 13, 2026)." Incident of March 13, 2026. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/chattanooga-state-community-college-omni-branch-gas-leak-2026-03-13/
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