{
  "id": "2024-12-14-skagit-valley-college-whidbey-island-power-outage-closure",
  "slug": "skagit-valley-college-whidbey-island-power-outage-closure-2024-12-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Skagit Valley College",
    "shortName": "SVC",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "SVC Alert / Emergency Communications",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-12-14",
    "endDate": "2024-12-15",
    "type": "power-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Whidbey Island campus closed for island-wide power outage",
    "headlinePublic": "Whidbey Island campus closed for island-wide power outage",
    "summary": "On December 14, 2024, [Skagit Valley College closed the Whidbey Island campus for the remainder of the day due to an island-wide power outage](https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html). Power was restored and normal operations resumed December 15.",
    "outcome": "Campus closed remainder of Dec. 14; normal operations Dec. 15 after power restored.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-12-14T10:58:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "There is no power at the Whidbey Island  campus due to an island wide outage. The campus is closed for the remainder of the day. All activities are cancelled.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Dec. 14, 2024 Whidbey power outage",
      "characterCount": 158,
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim English body from SVC Emergency Communications archive."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-12-15T06:30:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Power has been restored. Skagit Valley College’s Whidbey Island campus will resume regular operations Sunday, Dec. 15.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Dec. 15, 2024 Whidbey power restored",
      "characterCount": 118,
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim English body from SVC Emergency Communications archive."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Island-wide outage forced full-day Whidbey closure with next-day resumption notice.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Island wide outage language.",
    "All activities cancelled; resume next day."
  ],
  "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"
}