UWEM Timeline
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November 5, 2012
Report of a non-toxic refrigerant leak at Alder Hall. Initially the alarm was thought to be a faulty detection panel. It was later determined that the alarm was in response to a legitimate release of a non-toxic, oxygen-displacing gas that was the result of a leaky valve. There was no threat to the public or…
October 22-31, 2012
North Eastern coast, United States. Hurricane Sandy made landfall, causing historic damage in New York and New Jersey. UWEM sent a staff member to respond as part of the Seattle Metropolitan Incident Management Team.
August 20, 2012
Chemical spill in the EE-Wing of the UW Medical Center prompted a partial evacuation of that wing of the Medical Center. The spill was mitigated by the Seattle Fire department and cleaned up by a University contractor. The Medical Center remained fully operational during the incident. There was one exposure of a Medical Center staff…
May 30, 2012
Shooting at the Cafe Racer, 18 blocks north of the Seattle Campus, resulting in 5 victims, 3 of whom were fatalities. The incident was later resolved in West Seattle where the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was also connected to a shooting in downtown Seattle that day as well. University police…
March 13, 2012
Entire UW-Seattle campus lost power (as well as many portions of Central Seattle) for 4-hours during the day from ~3-7 pm. This occurred during Winter Finals and just prior to the tipoff of the NIT National Basketball Tournament at HecEd Pavilion. This was the first campus-wide power outage in over 16 years. Critical systems such…
January 31, 2012
Short in high-voltage underground power vault off-campus at Pacific and Brooklyn Avenue caused a 24-hour power outage to the SW parts of campus. Major buildings impacted included the UW Police Building (and 9-1-1 dispatch) as well as 700+ residents of Stevens Court. Seattle City Light restored power 24-hours later. Minor disruptions to campus operations, with…
January 17-20, 2012
Major Winter Storm hits Western Washington. All 3 UW campuses suspend operations (CLOSED) due to accumulated snowfall, wind, and ice (3 days)
November 9, 2011
Two separate Occupy Seattle protests and marches impact central and west campus. The UW’s EOC was partially activated for 8 hours to coordinate the logistics and operations for this 200+ member protest.
October 14, 2011
Large emergency services response to Odegaard Undergraduate Library for possible HazMat release. Determined by the Seattle Fire Department to be a hoax as part of the perpetual ‘zombies vs. humans’ game played by students on campus.
September 9, 2011
Report of 6.4 earthquake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. No reports of damage or injuries related to the earthquake at the UW or in the Seattle, Puget Sound region.
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