{
  "id": "2021-01-22-daytona-state-college-bomb-threat-evacuation",
  "slug": "daytona-state-college-bomb-threat-evacuation-2021-01-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Daytona State College",
    "shortName": "DSC",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "enrollment": 25000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-01-22",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Threat of shooting and explosives prompts evacuation of all campuses; deemed unfounded",
    "headlinePublic": "Threat of shooting and explosives prompts evacuation of all campuses; deemed unfounded",
    "summary": "Daytona State College ordered an immediate evacuation of all of its campuses on the morning of January 22, 2021, after what officials called a [\"very specific\" threat that entailed shooting and explosives](https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/all-daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-potential-threat/ROSBB4AWBBBRLJ7QL6B2LLEOWQ/). Daytona Beach police [found nothing suspicious](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/01/22/daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-to-potential-threat/) and the bomb threat was ultimately determined to be unfounded.",
    "outcome": "Police found nothing suspicious and determined the threat was unfounded. All campuses were evacuated and closed for the remainder of the day, with closures extending into Friday during the investigation.",
    "resolution": "unfounded"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 10:30 a.m. EST on January 22, 2021",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "DSC Alert! Due to potential threat, please evacuate all Daytona State College campuses immediately. All Daytona State College campuses are closed until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://flaglerlive.com/daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-following-emailed-threat/",
      "sourceDescription": "FlaglerLive, reproducing the Daytona State College alert/tweet posted ~10:30 a.m. EST",
      "annotations": [
        "Posted to the college's official channels around 10:30 a.m. EST on January 22, 2021 (a Friday) after officials received what they called a 'very specific' threat entailing shooting and explosives.",
        "The message orders evacuation of every campus rather than a single-building response, reflecting the multi-site nature of the threat.",
        "Daytona Beach police later determined the threat was unfounded after finding nothing suspicious."
      ],
      "characterCount": 167
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Later on January 22, 2021, as campuses remained closed",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from WFTV reporting that campuses would close for the remainder of the day",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "After the investigation, January 22, 2021, when police found nothing suspicious",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from Daytona Beach police statement reported by WFTV and ClickOrlando that nothing suspicious was found",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "context": "Daytona State College is a multi-campus public college serving Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida. On the morning of January 22, 2021, [WFTV reported](https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/all-daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-potential-threat/ROSBB4AWBBBRLJ7QL6B2LLEOWQ/) that the college announced at 10:25 a.m. EST that all of its campuses were being evacuated immediately after receiving what officials described as a 'very specific' threat that entailed shooting and explosives. [ClickOrlando reported](https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/01/22/daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-to-potential-threat/) that Daytona Beach police found nothing suspicious and the bomb threat was determined to be unfounded, with campuses remaining closed into Friday during the investigation. The all-campus evacuation, rather than a single-building response, reflects how a threat that combines weapons and explosives forces a system-wide protective action at a community college spread across several sites. This case adds a Florida community-college bomb-threat episode to a state archive heavy on hurricanes and universities.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The college evacuated all campuses at 10:25 a.m. EST on January 22, 2021 after a 'very specific' threat that combined shooting and explosives",
    "Daytona Beach police found nothing suspicious and the threat was deemed unfounded",
    "Closures extended into the following day during the investigation, illustrating the operational cost of a credible-sounding hoax"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Nothing suspicious found after Daytona State College campuses evacuated due to 'very specific' threat, police say - WFTV",
      "url": "https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/all-daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-potential-threat/ROSBB4AWBBBRLJ7QL6B2LLEOWQ/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Daytona State College campus remains closed after police determine bomb threat was unfounded - ClickOrlando",
      "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/01/22/daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-due-to-potential-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Daytona State College Campuses Evacuated Following Emailed Threat of 'Shooting and Explosives' - FlaglerLive",
      "url": "https://flaglerlive.com/daytona-state-college-campuses-evacuated-following-emailed-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Daytona State Campuses Locked Down Over Potential Threat - WNDB News Daytona Beach",
      "url": "https://www.newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/daytona-state-campuses-locked-down-over-potential-threat,9375",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "unfounded",
    "florida",
    "community-college",
    "daytona-beach",
    "evacuation",
    "multi-campus"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-28",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}