{
  "id": "2026-10-15-university-of-southern-california-exposition-park-brush-fire",
  "slug": "university-of-southern-california-exposition-park-brush-fire-2026-10-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Southern California",
    "shortName": "USC",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TrojansAlert / @USCDPS",
    "enrollment": 49000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-15",
    "type": "wildfire",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Brush fire in a neighboring park prompts an avoid-the-area post, out within the hour",
    "headlinePublic": "Brush fire in a neighboring park prompts an avoid-the-area post, out within the hour",
    "summary": "On the afternoon of Thursday, October 15, 2026, USC's Department of Public Safety posted that [a brush fire was burning in Exposition Park](https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110832984374874112) near Exposition Blvd and Pardee Way, and [reported it extinguished](https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110843390791163970) 41 minutes later.",
    "outcome": "The fire department extinguished the fire and cleared the scene by 2:20 PM PDT on October 15, 2026, and normal traffic resumed. No injuries were mentioned."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-15T13:39:35-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "There is a brush fire in Exposition Park, near Exposition Blvd and Pardee Way. Fire Department is on scene. Traffic may be impacted. Avoid area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110832984374874112",
      "sourceDescription": "@USCDPS 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.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-10-15-university-of-southern-california-28th-street-university-avenue-police-activity: that is police activity on campus later the same night, unrelated to the park fire."
      ],
      "characterCount": 144
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-15T14:20:56-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "The fire in Exposition Park has been extinguished. The fire department has cleared the scene. Normal traffic has resumed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110843390791163970",
      "sourceDescription": "@USCDPS 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.",
        "States three things in turn: fire out, scene cleared, traffic normal."
      ],
      "characterCount": 121
    }
  ],
  "context": "Exposition Park sits directly south of USC's University Park Campus. The same account posted a [police-activity alert at 28th Street and University Avenue](https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110976723395178577) later that night.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The alert framed the hazard mainly as a traffic disruption, matching its small scale.",
    "The all-clear came 41 minutes after the initial post."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@USCDPS: brush fire in Exposition Park",
      "url": "https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110832984374874112",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@USCDPS: Exposition Park fire extinguished",
      "url": "https://x.com/USCDPS/status/2110843390791163970",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "backfill-2026-10-12",
    "wildfire",
    "private-r1",
    "california",
    "all-clear"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-11-09",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-11-09",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}