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Fire Alarm in University Center has been cleared

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Lehigh University Police issued a HawkWatch notification. Full text is preserved from the official AppArmor CAP alert page.

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Institution
Lehigh University
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 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.

UPDATEMulti-channel
Verified verbatim164 chars
Fire Alarm in University Center has been cleared. The fire alarm in University Center has been cleared. It is safe to return to the building and resume activities.
Transcribed from official lehigh.apparmor.com HawkWatch CAP page.
incident.date from Alert sent timestamp on CAP page.
B56 first-message queue 2026-08-17: first preserved message is type update (not 'initial'); no earlier official initial located on cited source at re-check. Record starts here; type left unchanged.
RESET SPRINT b3: stripped AppArmor/Rave vendor footer and trailing CRLF padding (2026 copyright page furniture on live CAP page). Body bytes otherwise unchanged.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

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.

Fire Alarm in University Center has been cleared. The fire alarm in University Center has been cleared. It is safe to return to the building and resume activities.

  • Sourceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. Neither sentence carries a department, official signature or branded alert tag identifying who sent it.

    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
    1. absent: No sender, agency or branded alert tag appears in either sentence.
    2. absent: No issuing office, brand tag or official signature appears in the two sentences.
    3. absent: No department, official or branded alert tag identifies the sender.
    4. absent: No department, official or branded alert tag appears in either sentence.
    5. absent: No sender, department or branded alert tag appears.
    6. absent: No sender, office or branded alert tag is present anywhere in the two sentences.
    7. absent: No department, brand or sender appears anywhere in the notice.
    8. absent: No brand tag, agency or university name appears in either sentence.
    9. absent: No department, brand tag or named official appears in the two sentences.
    10. absent: No department, official, or alert brand identifies the sender.
    11. absent: No sender tag, office or agency is named in the notice.
    12. absent: No sender tag, office or institution is named in the text.
    13. absent: No department, official or branded alert tag identifies the sender.
    14. absent: No department, university name or alert brand appears in the text.
    15. absent: No sender tag, agency or institution names itself in the text.
    16. absent: No sender, department or branded tag is attached to this clearance notice.
    17. absent: No department, agency or branded alert tag identifies the sender.
    18. absent: No sender, department or alert brand is stated anywhere in the two lines.
    19. absent: No department, university name or alert brand appears.
    20. absent: No office, brand, or person is identified as sender.
    21. absent: No department, official or alert brand is named.
    22. absent: No office, brand tag or signature identifies who sent it.
    23. absent: No department, official or alert brand is named in the notice.
    24. absent: Nothing identifies the sending office; "University Center" is the building, not a sender.
    25. absent: No agency, office or branded alert tag identifies who sent this clearance.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. A "Fire Alarm in University Center" is the named condition, here reported as 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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: 'Fire alarm' names a specific hazard condition.
    2. present: A fire alarm is the named condition being cleared.
    3. present: A "fire alarm" is the named hazard event.
    4. present: A 'Fire Alarm' is the named condition being resolved.
    5. present: A 'fire alarm' is the named condition.
    6. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition involved.
    7. present: A fire alarm is the named hazard condition.
    8. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific situation being reported.
    9. present: 'Fire alarm' names a specific hazard condition.
    10. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific situation being resolved.
    11. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific situation.
    12. present: 'Fire alarm in University Center' names the specific condition.
    13. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition being cleared.
    14. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific situation involved.
    15. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific situation.
    16. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition being reported.
    17. present: "Fire Alarm" names the specific condition involved.
    18. present: "Fire alarm" names the specific condition that prompted the message.
    19. present: 'Fire alarm' names a specific hazard condition.
    20. present: A 'fire alarm' is the named situation.
    21. present: A 'fire alarm' is the specific condition named.
    22. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition.
    23. present: A "fire alarm" is the specific condition named.
    24. present: "Fire alarm" names the specific situation involved.
    25. present: 'Fire alarm' names the specific condition being reported.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. "University Center" identifies the building involved.

    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
    1. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    2. present: "University Center" identifies the building.
    3. present: Specifies the "University Center" building.
    4. present: 'University Center' identifies the building.
    5. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    6. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    7. present: Specifies University Center.
    8. present: 'University Center' identifies the building.
    9. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    10. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    11. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    12. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    13. present: 'University Center' names the building.
    14. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    15. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    16. present: 'University Center' identifies the building.
    17. present: "University Center" is the named building.
    18. present: "University Center" is the named building.
    19. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    20. present: 'University Center' is the building named.
    21. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    22. present: 'University Center' is the named building.
    23. present: Identifies the "University Center" building.
    24. present: "in University Center" is the named building.
    25. present: 'University Center' identifies the building.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. "It is safe to return to the building and resume activities" tells recipients what to do now.

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

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. No clock time, date or recency expression accompanies the clearance.

    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
    1. absent: No time, date or recency marker is given.
    2. absent: No clock time, date or recency expression is included.
    3. absent: No clock time, date or recency expression is given.
    4. absent: No clock time, date or recency term is included.
    5. absent: No clock time, date or recency phrase is given.
    6. absent: No clock, date or recency wording is given.
    7. absent: No time, date or recency marker is present.
    8. absent: No clock time, date, or word such as now or today is present.
    9. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
    10. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is present.
    11. absent: No clock time, date or recency phrase given.
    12. absent: No clock, date or recency word is present.
    13. absent: No clock time, date or recency phrase is offered.
    14. absent: No time, date or recency marker is present.
    15. absent: No clock time, date or recency word is given.
    16. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
    17. absent: No time, date or recency expression is present.
    18. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is present.
    19. absent: No clock time, date or explicit recency term used.
    20. absent: No clock time, date, or recency marker is given.
    21. absent: No time, date or recency marker is present.
    22. absent: No clock time, date or recency word included.
    23. absent: No clock time, date or recency phrase appears.
    24. absent: No time, date or recency expression is used.
    25. absent: No clock time, date or recency marker is given.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent, 0 of 25 read it as present. With the alarm cleared, no harm, consequence or severity is described.

    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
    1. absent: No harm or severity is described; the situation is resolved.
    2. absent: The message conveys safety, not any potential consequence.
    3. absent: Conveys no potential harm; the condition is cleared.
    4. absent: No harm or severity is described, only clearance.
    5. absent: No statement of possible harm or severity.
    6. absent: No severity or potential harm is conveyed; the condition is over.
    7. absent: No harm or severity is described.
    8. absent: Nothing about possible consequences; the condition is already cleared.
    9. absent: No harm or severity described; the situation is reported resolved.
    10. absent: No harm or severity is described; the condition is already cleared.
    11. absent: Reassurance only; no consequence or severity described.
    12. absent: No potential harm or severity is conveyed.
    13. absent: No severity or consequence described, only an all clear.
    14. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed; the condition is cleared.
    15. absent: No harm or severity is conveyed, only an all clear.
    16. absent: No harm or severity is described; the situation is declared cleared.
    17. absent: The all clear conveys no potential harm.
    18. absent: No harm or severity is described; the condition is resolved.
    19. absent: No consequence conveyed; the condition is resolved.
    20. absent: No potential consequence is mentioned; the condition is already cleared.
    21. absent: No consequence or severity is stated.
    22. absent: No harm or severity conveyed; the condition is over.
    23. absent: No harm or severity is described.
    24. absent: No harm or severity is described; the condition is reported cleared.
    25. absent: No harm or severity is described; the message is purely reassuring.

Coded by Claude Opus 5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Lehigh University HawkWatch notification series via AppArmor CAP archive.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official HawkWatch CAP page preserves the Event and Description of the campus notification.
Outcome
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Provenance

Sources

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Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Lehigh University: Fire Alarm in University Center has been cleared." Incident of September 13, 2025. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/lehigh-university-fire-alarm-in-university-center-has-been-cleared-2025-09-13/

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