{
  "id": "2024-01-09-skagit-valley-college-mount-vernon-power-outage",
  "slug": "skagit-valley-college-mount-vernon-power-outage-2024-01-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Skagit Valley College",
    "shortName": "SVC",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "SVC Alert / Emergency Communications",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-09",
    "type": "power-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Mount Vernon closed for power outage despite mid-day restoration",
    "headlinePublic": "Mount Vernon closed for power outage despite mid-day restoration",
    "summary": "On January 9, 2024, [Skagit Valley College experienced a Mount Vernon power outage, closed the campus, restored power, but kept the campus closed for the rest of the day due to possible continued outages](https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html). Whidbey Island and San Juan Center remained open.",
    "outcome": "Power restored mid-day; Mount Vernon remained closed remainder of day. Whidbey and San Juan open.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-09T12:29:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Power outage at Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon campus. Consulting with Puget Sound Energy. We will provide an update with next steps soon.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Jan. 9, 2024 power outage",
      "annotations": [
        "Initial notice from archive timeline."
      ],
      "characterCount": 142
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-09T12:46:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the continued power outage, the SVC Mount Vernon campus is now closed. All classes and activities are canceled for the remainder of Tues., Jan. 9. Whidbey Island campus and San Juan Center as well as other college operations will remain open.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Jan. 9, 2024 campus closed",
      "annotations": [
        "Closure update from archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 249
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-09T12:57:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The power has been restored at the SVC Mount Vernon campus. We anticipate there may be continued outages due to inclement weather. In the interest of the safety of our students and employees, MV campus will remain closed for the remainder of the day.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Jan. 9, 2024 power restored but remain closed",
      "annotations": [
        "Power restored but campus stays closed."
      ],
      "characterCount": 250
    }
  ],
  "context": "Three-step power outage sequence from SVC Emergency Communications archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Initial outage notice.",
    "Campus closed.",
    "Power restored but remained closed for safety."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Emergency Communications (SVC)",
      "url": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "skagit-valley-college",
    "power-outage",
    "community-college"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}