{
  "id": "2026-10-14-university-of-california-berkeley-pge-public-safety-power-shutoff-community-advisory",
  "slug": "university-of-california-berkeley-pge-public-safety-power-shutoff-community-advisory-2026-10-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, Berkeley",
    "shortName": "UC Berkeley",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "WarnMe / @UCPD_Cal",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "type": "power-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Advisory that utility wildfire power shutoffs will not affect campus or residence halls",
    "headlinePublic": "Advisory that utility wildfire power shutoffs will not affect campus or residence halls",
    "summary": "On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, UC Berkeley police posted a [WarnMe Community Advisory](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2110421015910129995) saying the campus and residence halls would not be affected by PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs.",
    "outcome": "No campus outage was reported. The advisory said the university was coordinating with PG&E."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-14T10:22:34-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe Community Advisory: UC Berkeley campus and residential halls will not be impacted by PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs\n\nWe are coordinating closely with PG&E and will work to inform you of any significant updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2110421015910129995",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted.",
        "A negative advisory: it tells the community that a regional hazard measure will not reach campus.",
        "Thread checked 2026-11-09: no further posts from @UCPD_Cal for this incident (account searched through October 22, 2026).",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-10-15-university-of-california-berkeley-campus-card-system-outage-critical-alert: that is a campus card system outage the next evening, not a power shutoff."
      ],
      "characterCount": 232
    }
  ],
  "context": "PG&E uses Public Safety Power Shutoffs to de-energize lines during high fire-weather. The advisory came the day before Berkeley's [campus card outage alert](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2110929618882449886) and six days before the [Panoramic Hill fire advisories](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112629029962392028).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The message answered an expected question before it was asked rather than reporting a hazard on campus.",
    "It promised further updates only if something significant changed."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal: WarnMe Community Advisory on PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2110421015910129995",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "backfill-2026-10-12",
    "power-outage",
    "public-r1",
    "california",
    "psps",
    "advisory"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-11-09",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-11-09",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}