{
  "id": "2026-07-17-frostburg-state-university-code-purple-air-quality",
  "slug": "frostburg-state-university-code-purple-air-quality-2026-07-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Frostburg State University",
    "shortName": "Frostburg State",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "type": "environmental",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Code purple wildfire smoke air quality warning for western Maryland",
    "headlinePublic": "Code purple wildfire smoke air quality warning for western Maryland",
    "summary": "Frostburg State University [relayed a Maryland Department of Environment CODE PURPLE air quality alert for western Maryland from northern wildfire smoke](https://x.com/FrostburgState/status/2078095609634947328).",
    "outcome": "Campus community warned of very unhealthy western Maryland air quality Friday under CODE PURPLE; CODE RED elsewhere in the state."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-17T08:32:57-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "AIR QUALITY WARNING — Due to the smoke from the northern wildfires, the Maryland Department of Environment has issued CODE PURPLE (very unhealthy) air quality alert for western Maryland on Friday, and CODE RED (unhealthy) for the rest of the state. Be safe out there, Bobcats.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/FrostburgState/status/2078095609634947328",
      "sourceDescription": "@FrostburgState CODE PURPLE air quality",
      "annotations": [
        "Second blind transcription: independent keyword_search + thread_fetch byte-identical sha256 a9bd0120b522070959500ed280bc10b47e4ac951b076846db801eb8b06168743. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 276
    }
  ],
  "context": "Frostburg State University relays regional health and weather operations notices on [@FrostburgState](https://x.com/FrostburgState).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official social names MDE CODE PURPLE for western Maryland and CODE RED statewide from northern wildfire smoke."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@FrostburgState CODE PURPLE air quality",
      "url": "https://x.com/FrostburgState/status/2078095609634947328",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "maryland",
    "air-quality",
    "environmental"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}