{
  "id": "2020-10-22-university-of-washington-911-outage-reported-throughout-wa-thursday-afterno",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-911-outage-reported-throughout-wa-thursday-afterno-2020-10-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-10-22",
    "type": "test",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "911 outage reported throughout WA Thursday afternoon",
    "headlinePublic": "911 outage reported throughout WA Thursday afternoon",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/22/911-outage-reported-throughout-wa-thursday-afternoon/) on or about 2020-10-22. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-10-22",
      "verbatimText": "A 911 system outage in the state of Washington was reported Thursday afternoon. UWPD's system may have been affected briefly but appears to be working normally. Please do not test 911.\n\nIf you are on campus and need to reach UWPD in an emergency and experience any issues with 911, please call 206-685-8973.\n\nThis website provides alternative phone numbers for emergencies statewide, if needed: https://mil.wa.gov/911-alternative-phone-numbers",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/22/911-outage-reported-throughout-wa-thursday-afternoon/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 443,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "911 outage reported throughout WA Thursday afternoon",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/22/911-outage-reported-throughout-wa-thursday-afternoon/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "test"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}