{
  "id": "2018-10-29-university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-scheduled-for-oct-29",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-scheduled-for-oct-29-2018-10-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-10-29",
    "type": "test",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UW Alert test scheduled for Oct. 29",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert test scheduled for Oct. 29",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/10/29/uw-alert-test-scheduled-for-oct-29/) on or about 2018-10-29. 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 2018-10-29",
      "verbatimText": "The UW Crisis Communications Team will test the UW Alert notification system around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 across all platforms, including SMS text, email, website banners, Facebook and Twitter.\n\nThe emergency notification system the university uses for UW Alert is being upgraded, and as part of the process, the crisis team must test its performance across all platforms directly following the upgrade.\n\nUW Alert messages on Oct. 29 will be similar to those sent Oct. 18 as part of the Great ShakeOut. We apologize for any repetition or inconvenience.\n\nUW faculty, staff and students in Bothell, Seattle, Tacoma and at UW Medicine can subscribe to UW Alert.\n\nMore information:\n\n- UW emergency communications\n\n- Campus safety and emergency resources",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/10/29/uw-alert-test-scheduled-for-oct-29/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 757,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert test scheduled for Oct. 29",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/10/29/uw-alert-test-scheduled-for-oct-29/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "test"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}