{
  "id": "2021-02-26-university-of-michigan-emergency-alert-test-message-sent-in-error",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-emergency-alert-test-message-sent-in-error-2021-02-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "U-M",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPSS / U-M Emergency Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-02-26",
    "type": "false-alarm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Emergency alert test message sent in error",
    "headlinePublic": "Emergency alert test message sent in error",
    "summary": "University of Michigan DPSS [published this notice](https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2021/02/2532). Full text is preserved from the official DPSS news page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPSS notice for investigation status and community guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "February 26, 2021\nU-M Emergency Alert 02/26/21: Test [Sent in Error]\nEmergency Alert Overview\n\nUpdate #1: 9:14 a.m. - The emergency alert test was sent in error. There is no emergency. Updates: dpss.umich.edu.\n\nUM-Ann Arbor EAlert: 8:50 a.m. test Campus Safety Services Building (CSSB). Testing. Updates: dpss.umich.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2021/02/2532",
      "sourceDescription": "University of Michigan DPSS news alert page",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official news.dpss.umich.edu alert page HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 320,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPSS notice dated 2021-02-26"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security emergency and crime alert series under news.dpss.umich.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPSS news page preserves the multi-channel emergency alert sequence."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "U-M DPSS Alert",
      "url": "https://news.dpss.umich.edu/2021/02/2532",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "umich",
    "dpss",
    "emergency-alert",
    "false-alarm"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}