Fire Alarm in Sherman-Fairchild has been cleared

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5 (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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. The two sentences carry no sender name, agency, or alert brand identifying who cleared the alarm.

  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.

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  1. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in the two sentences.
  2. absent: The message carries no sender name, agency, or alert brand.
  3. absent: Nobody is named as sender, no branded tag or department appears.
  4. absent: No issuing office, police department, or alert brand appears in either line.
  5. absent: No sender, department, or alert brand is identified in either sentence.
  6. absent: No sender, department or branded signature appears anywhere in the two lines.
  7. absent: The message carries no sender name, agency, or branded alert signature.
  8. absent: Nothing identifies who sent the clearance message.
  9. absent: No issuing office, agency, or branded tag is named in either line.
  10. absent: Nobody signs or tags the message; no agency or branded sender appears.
  11. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature appears in either line of the message.
  12. absent: Nothing in the two lines identifies who sent it or which agency cleared the alarm.
  13. absent: No sender, agency, or branded signature identifies who issued this clearance message.
  14. absent: No sender, department, or branded tag is given in the two lines.
  15. absent: No sender, brand tag or agency is identified in the two lines.
  16. absent: The all clear carries no sender name, department, or alert brand.
  17. absent: Nobody is named as sender; the text carries no agency or branded signature.
  18. absent: The clearance notice carries no sender name, agency, or alert brand.
  19. absent: The clearance notice carries no sender name or alert brand.
  20. absent: Nobody is identified as sender; the text names no department or branded tag.
  21. absent: The text names no sender, department, or alert brand.
  22. absent: No university, department or branded alert tag identifies who sent this.
  23. absent: No issuing office, police department or branded prefix is present in the two sentences.
  24. absent: Nothing identifies a sender, agency, or branded alert tag in the two lines.
  25. absent: No sender, department, or branded signature appears in either line.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The named condition is the 'fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild', reported as now cleared.

  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.

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  1. present: Names the specific situation: 'fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild'.
  2. present: A fire alarm is the named condition, now cleared.
  3. present: A fire alarm in the building is the named hazard event, now cleared.
  4. present: Identifies the specific event as a 'fire alarm' in a named building.
  5. present: Names a fire alarm as the situation being cleared.
  6. present: A fire alarm is the named condition being cleared.
  7. present: Names the specific event, a 'fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild'.
  8. present: Names the fire alarm as the situation being cleared.
  9. present: Refers specifically to a 'fire alarm' in a building.
  10. present: References a specific 'fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild'.
  11. present: A fire alarm is the specific event named, now reported cleared.
  12. present: Refers specifically to a 'fire alarm' condition.
  13. present: Names the hazard condition, a 'fire alarm' in a specific building.
  14. present: Refers specifically to a 'fire alarm' in the building.
  15. present: A "fire alarm" is the named hazard condition being cleared.
  16. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition being cleared.
  17. present: A 'fire alarm' is the specific condition named.
  18. present: References 'The fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild', a specific fire-related hazard.
  19. present: A fire alarm is the specific situation referenced.
  20. present: Refers to a specific hazard event, 'The fire alarm in Sherman-Fairchild'.
  21. present: A fire alarm in a specific building is the named situation.
  22. present: 'Fire alarm' names a specific hazard condition.
  23. present: Refers to a 'fire alarm', a specific named hazard condition.
  24. present: Names a fire alarm as the situation being cleared.
  25. present: Names a 'fire alarm' as the situation being cleared.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The Sherman-Fairchild building is identified by name as the place concerned.

  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.

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  1. present: Identifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  2. present: Locates it in Sherman-Fairchild.
  3. present: Sherman-Fairchild is identified as the building.
  4. present: Locates it in 'Sherman-Fairchild'.
  5. present: Specifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  6. present: Specifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  7. present: Identifies the building Sherman-Fairchild.
  8. present: Specifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  9. present: Identifies 'Sherman-Fairchild' as the building.
  10. present: Names the Sherman-Fairchild building explicitly.
  11. present: Sherman-Fairchild is identified as the building involved.
  12. present: Names the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  13. present: Specifies Sherman-Fairchild as the building.
  14. present: Names 'Sherman-Fairchild' as the building.
  15. present: "Sherman-Fairchild" is the named building.
  16. present: 'Sherman-Fairchild' building is named.
  17. present: Identifies Sherman-Fairchild as the building.
  18. present: Names the building Sherman-Fairchild.
  19. present: Sherman-Fairchild is the named building.
  20. present: Names the building 'Sherman-Fairchild'.
  21. present: 'Sherman-Fairchild' identifies the building.
  22. present: 'Sherman-Fairchild' building is specified.
  23. present: Identifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
  24. present: Locates it in Sherman-Fairchild.
  25. present: Specifies the Sherman-Fairchild building.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Recipients are told 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities', a direct action instruction.

  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.

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  1. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  2. present: Tells recipients it is 'safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  3. present: Tells recipients it is safe to return to the building and resume activities.
  4. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  5. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  6. present: Tells recipients it is 'safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  7. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  8. present: Tells people it is safe to return and resume activities.
  9. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  10. present: Tells people 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  11. present: 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities' directs recipient action.
  12. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  13. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  14. present: Tells readers 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  15. present: "It is safe to return to the building and resume activities" instructs recipients.
  16. present: 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities' directs recipients.
  17. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  18. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  19. present: It is safe to return to the building and resume activities instructs recipients.
  20. present: Instructs readers it 'is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  21. present: 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities' directs recipient action.
  22. present: 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities' instructs recipients.
  23. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  24. present: Tells recipients 'It is safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
  25. present: Tells recipients it is 'safe to return to the building and resume activities'.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. No clock time, date, or recency word marks when the alarm was cleared.

  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.

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  1. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
  2. absent: No clock time, date, or word signaling recency is present.
  3. absent: No clock time, date, or recency term is present.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is offered.
  5. absent: No clock time, date, or word such as now or immediately is used.
  6. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
  7. absent: Only past-tense clearance; no clock time, date, or recency marker.
  8. absent: No clock time, date or recency term is given.
  9. absent: No clock time, date, or word indicating recency is present.
  10. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is supplied.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker such as 'now' is present.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
  13. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
  15. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
  16. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is present.
  17. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
  18. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is included.
  19. absent: No time, date or recency marker is given.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or word signaling when this applies.
  21. absent: No clock time, date, or word of recency is present.
  22. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
  23. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given for the clearance.
  24. absent: No clock time, date, or recency term is given for the clearance.
  25. absent: No clock time, date, or word like now or immediately.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. The condition has already ended and nothing is said about potential harm.

  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.

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  1. absent: No potential consequence is described; the alarm is already cleared.
  2. absent: Says nothing about potential harm; the condition has ended.
  3. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
  4. absent: Nothing about danger or damage; the alarm is simply reported cleared.
  5. absent: Nothing about danger or potential damage is conveyed.
  6. absent: Nothing about danger or consequences is conveyed.
  7. absent: No statement of possible harm; the situation is declared resolved.
  8. absent: No consequence stated; the condition is resolved.
  9. absent: Nothing about potential harm; the situation is reported as resolved.
  10. absent: No statement of possible harm; the condition is already resolved.
  11. absent: No potential harm is described; the message conveys the opposite.
  12. absent: No consequence or severity statement; the condition is already resolved.
  13. absent: No potential harm or severity is stated.
  14. absent: Conveys the opposite of harm: conditions are safe.
  15. absent: No consequence or severity statement appears.
  16. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed; the condition is resolved.
  17. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed, only that the alarm cleared.
  18. absent: Conveys no potential consequence; the situation is described as resolved.
  19. absent: No potential harm is described; the condition is resolved.
  20. absent: No harm or severity conveyed; the condition is over.
  21. absent: Nothing about possible harm or severity is conveyed.
  22. absent: No potential harm or severity is described.
  23. absent: No harm or severity statement; the message only lifts the condition.
  24. absent: No potential consequence or severity is stated.
  25. absent: No consequence or severity stated; the all clear implies none.