{
  "id": "2025-09-30-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "university-of-alaska-fairbanks-bomb-threat-2025-09-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Alaska Fairbanks",
    "shortName": "UAF",
    "state": "AK",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UA Alert",
    "enrollment": 7500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-30",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "Emailed bomb threats canceled morning classes; no devices found",
    "headlinePublic": "Emailed bomb threats canceled morning classes; no devices found",
    "summary": "On September 30, 2025, the [University of Alaska Fairbanks received two emailed bomb threats](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/fairbanks/2025/09/30/uaf-cancels-morning-classes-following-report-of-bomb-on-main-campus/) at different times Tuesday morning, the first targeting the Elvey Building. UAF issued an [emergency alert at 6:44 AM AKDT](https://www.newsminer.com/alerts/no-explosive-device-present-uaf-issues-all-clear-for-normal-campus-activities-to-resume/article_184c4167-0439-41e9-a750-bf5c16637409.html) and cancelled morning classes. Police found no explosive devices, and an all-clear was issued at 11:30 AM AKDT. The threats were [part of a nationwide trend](https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/uaf-investigates-bomb-threat-part-of-nationwide-trend/article_1ae0c7e0-f2e3-4d33-9701-a41243b94419.html) of similar emailed threats to universities.",
    "outcome": "University police found no explosive devices after a thorough search. The all-clear was issued at 11:30 AM AKDT. The emailed threats were part of a nationwide trend affecting numerous universities on the same day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-30T07:04:30-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UAF Alert: Bomb threat at Elvey Building. Avoid the area. Prepare to evacuate and follow instructions from authorities if you are in the building. Updates will be at http://uafalert.alaska.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/uafairbanks/status/1973041269023932607",
      "sourceDescription": "@uafairbanks on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Issued at 6:44 AM AKDT on September 30, 2025, after the first emailed bomb threat was received",
        "The Elvey Building houses the Geophysical Institute, a major research facility on the West Ridge of campus",
        "Morning classes were cancelled across the entire Troth Yeddha' Campus"
      ],
      "characterCount": 192
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-30T12:17:00-08:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "ALL CLEAR: Police activity has been completed. No explosive device was present. Normal campus operations can resume. Classes that begin after 12 p.m. (noon) will happen as scheduled. Employees can return to their offices. See https://uafalert.alaska.edu/ for more information",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/uafairbanks/status/1973119914207510973",
      "sourceDescription": "@uafairbanks on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "The all-clear was issued at 11:30 AM AKDT on September 30, 2025, approximately 4 hours and 46 minutes after the initial alert",
        "University police received two separate emailed bomb threats at different times, both targeting campus buildings",
        "The threats were consistent with similar emails received at numerous other universities across the country the same day"
      ],
      "characterCount": 275
    }
  ],
  "context": "On September 30, 2025, the [University of Alaska Fairbanks received two emailed bomb threats](https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/fairbanks/2025/09/30/uaf-cancels-morning-classes-following-report-of-bomb-on-main-campus/) targeting buildings on the Troth Yeddha' Campus, the university's main campus in Fairbanks. The first threat targeted the Elvey Building, which houses the Geophysical Institute on the West Ridge of campus. UAF issued an [emergency alert at 6:44 AM AKDT](https://www.newsminer.com/alerts/no-explosive-device-present-uaf-issues-all-clear-for-normal-campus-activities-to-resume/article_184c4167-0439-41e9-a750-bf5c16637409.html) and cancelled classes on the Troth Yeddha' Campus until noon. Police blocked off access to West Ridge for about five hours while they [searched the building and surrounding areas](https://www.uaf.edu/news/uaf-police-find-no-bombs-after-morning-threat.php) and found no explosive devices. An all-clear was issued at 11:30 AM AKDT. The [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported](https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/uaf-investigates-bomb-threat-part-of-nationwide-trend/article_1ae0c7e0-f2e3-4d33-9701-a41243b94419.html) that the threats were part of a nationwide trend of similar emailed bomb threats targeting universities, with numerous institutions across the country receiving similar emails the same day. [Alaska's News Source](https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/09/30/bomb-reported-university-alaska-fairbanks-campus/) provided breaking coverage of the incident.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UAF received two separate emailed bomb threats on the same morning, targeting different campus buildings",
    "The threats were part of a nationwide trend of emailed bomb threats to universities, consistent with coordinated hoax campaigns",
    "The alert-to-all-clear timeline ran approximately 4 hours 46 minutes while police searched the building and surrounding areas"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UAF cancels morning classes following report of bomb (Anchorage Daily News)",
      "url": "https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/fairbanks/2025/09/30/uaf-cancels-morning-classes-following-report-of-bomb-on-main-campus/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "No explosive device present; UAF issues all clear (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)",
      "url": "https://www.newsminer.com/alerts/no-explosive-device-present-uaf-issues-all-clear-for-normal-campus-activities-to-resume/article_184c4167-0439-41e9-a750-bf5c16637409.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UAF investigates bomb threat, part of nationwide trend (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)",
      "url": "https://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/uaf-investigates-bomb-threat-part-of-nationwide-trend/article_1ae0c7e0-f2e3-4d33-9701-a41243b94419.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UAF police find no bombs after morning threat (UAF News)",
      "url": "https://www.uaf.edu/news/uaf-police-find-no-bombs-after-morning-threat.php",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bomb reported at University of Alaska Fairbanks campus (Alaska's News Source)",
      "url": "https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/09/30/bomb-reported-university-alaska-fairbanks-campus/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bomb threats close parts of UAF, cancels morning classes (The Sun Star)",
      "url": "https://www.uafsunstar.com/news/bomb-threat-closes-parts-of-uaf-cancels-morning-classes",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "@uafairbanks on X (verbatim UAF Alert bomb threat)",
      "url": "https://x.com/uafairbanks/status/1973041269023932607",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@uafairbanks on X (verbatim ALL CLEAR after bomb threat search)",
      "url": "https://x.com/uafairbanks/status/1973119914207510973",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "emailed-threat",
    "alaska",
    "research-university",
    "nationwide-trend",
    "hoax",
    "classes-cancelled"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "_path": "data/cases/2025-09-30-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-bomb-threat.json"
}