{
  "id": "2024-09-17-syracuse-university-hinds-hall-evacuated-for-small-roof-fire-then-reop",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-hinds-hall-evacuated-for-small-roof-fire-then-reop-2024-09-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-09-17",
    "type": "fire",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Hinds Hall evacuated for small roof fire then reopened",
    "headlinePublic": "Hinds Hall evacuated for small roof fire then reopened",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/09/17/public-safety-informational-notice-7/). Full text is preserved from the official DPS page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Shortly before 11 a.m., Hinds Hall was evacuated due to a small roof fire. Fire and Life Safety Services and the Syracuse Fire Department responded to the scene to assess the damage. They have since completed their inspection and determined it was safe to reopen. As of 12 p.m., Hinds Hall is reopened and has resumed standard operations.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/09/17/public-safety-informational-notice-7/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 338,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2024-09-17"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety public safety notice series under dps.syr.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPS public safety notice preserves campus community warning text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Public Safety Informational Notice",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/09/17/public-safety-informational-notice-7/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "fire"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}