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  "id": "2021-10-20-university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-on-oct-21-timed-with-great-shakeout-",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-on-oct-21-timed-with-great-shakeout--2021-10-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-10-20",
    "type": "test",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UW Alert test on Oct. 21 timed with Great ShakeOut 2021",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert test on Oct. 21 timed with Great ShakeOut 2021",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/10/20/uw-alert-test-on-oct-21-timed-with-great-shakeout-2021/) on or about 2021-10-20. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2021-10-20",
      "verbatimText": "The UW Alert notification system will be tested on Thursday, Oct. 21, around 10:21 a.m., in conjunction with the Great ShakeOut 2021, an international earthquake drill. Read more about the drill, including activities in Washington state, here.\n\nA test UW Alert message will be sent via email and text, and posted on the UW Alert Twitter feed and Facebook page, reminding people about the drill and directing them to more information about preparing for earthquakes. If you don't already receive these UW Alert notifications, sign up and learn more here.\n\nFor more resources, check out UW Emergency Management's earthquake drill information and the international Great ShakeOut website.\n\nIn the video below, Harold Tobin, UW professor of Earth and space sciences and director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, discusses seismic risks in our region.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/10/20/uw-alert-test-on-oct-21-timed-with-great-shakeout-2021/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 855,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert test on Oct. 21 timed with Great ShakeOut 2021",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2021/10/20/uw-alert-test-on-oct-21-timed-with-great-shakeout-2021/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "test"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}