Emergency blog from The University of Washington Bothell
Late start Feb. 5
Posted: 6:41 p.m.
Late start: UW Bothell and all locations) will open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Operations are suspended until 11 a.m. All classes before 11 a.m. are canceled. Only essential personnel should report to campus before 11 a.m. The North Creek Events Center will be open as a warm space for persons who come to campus.
The I heart UW Bothell luncheon in Bellevue will proceed as planned.
Updates will be posted on the emergency page as needed.
Posted February 4, 2019 6:44 pm
Suspended operations Feb. 4
Posted: 6:11 a.m.
UW Bothell and Cascadia College (along with the Eastside Learning Center) have suspended operations today, Feb. 4. Classes are cancelled and the campus is closed. The North Creek events center will be open for anyone on campus needing a warm space. However, the remainder of campus is closed and we are all asking faculty, staff and students not to come to campus.
Posted February 4, 2019 6:12 am
Suspended operations on Feb. 4
Posted: 10:27 p.m.
UW Bothell has suspended operations until 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4. This means classes before 11 a.m are cancelled. Operations are suspended when weather conditions make travel hazardous. Unless you are designated essential personnel, please stay off campus until 11 a.m. We are monitoring weather conditions in the area and will update this page with updates as needed.
Posted February 3, 2019 10:29 pm
911 lines down
UPDATE 12/28/2018 1:20 P.M.
According to UW Seattle, "The statewide 911 outage is still being investigated and has not yet been resolved." Below are emergency numbers if you cannot get through to 911:
- Campus Safety: 425-352-5359
- Bothell: 425-486-1254
- King County: please call 206-296-3311
- Seattle: 206-583-2111, 206-625-5011 or text 911
- Bainbridge Island: 360-308-5400
- Chelan County: call RiverCom’s business line at 509-663-9911
- Eastside King County area: 425-577-5656
- Enumclaw: 360-825-3505
- Island County: call 360-679-9567
- Issaquah: 425-837-3200
- King County: please call 206-296-3311
- Kitsap County: For police, fire, medical for North, Central and South Kitsap call 360-308-5400, text to 911 still works
- Kittitas County: call 509-925-8534
- Lewis County: call 360-740-1105
- Pacific County: callers are encouraged to text 911 or call the non-emergency business lines at 360-875-9397 or 360-642-9397
- Pierce County (South Sound 911): call 253-798-4722
- Renton: 425-430-7000
- Redmond: 425-566-2500
- Seattle: 206-583-2111, 206-625-5011 or text 911
- Skagit County: call 360-428-3211
- Snohomish County: 425-407-3999
- Snoqualmie/North Bend: 425-888-3333
- UW Police: 206-685-8973
- Whatcom County: call 360-676-6911
- Unincorporated areas: 206-296-3311
Source: http://mynorthwest.com/1227065/western-washington-911-outage/
Original post | 12/27/2018 9:20 PM
911 lines down in King County. To reach Campus Safety call 425-352-5359. For Bothell Police, call 425-486-1254.
Posted December 27, 2018 9:32 pm
All Clear
Updated: 9:25 p.m.
All clear: UW Bothell (including the library) will be open as usual on Friday, Dec. 21. Cascadia College will be closed as previously scheduled.
Posted December 20, 2018 9:16 pm
Power outage
Update: 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
Power was restored. All clear: UW Bothell (including the library) will be open as usual on Friday, Dec. 21.
Update: 12:45
Operations at the University of Washington and Cascadia College campus have been suspended due to a power outage.
Update: 12:35
University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College officials are responding to the power outages on campus.
Posted December 20, 2018 12:34 pm
Threatening emails sent to campus
UPDATE 11:21 a.m.
The University of Washington Police Deparment continues to investigate the email threats, but there is no safety concern. The FBI has also advised that the email is not a credible threat.
UWPD is aware of and investigating threatening emails sent to individuals on campus.
The email appears to be a generic spam email that has been sent to other organizations around the country.
If you receive such an email, notify Campus Safety at 425-352-5222.
Posted December 13, 2018 11:05 am
Emergency communications at UW Bothell
How will you know if there is an emergency or disruption on campus? From text and email alerts to our internal public address system, UW Bothell has a number of ways to notify the campus community about incidents when they occur. Please take a moment now to sign up for these text and email alerts via UW Alert.
In the event of an emergency, a leadership team convenes quickly to determine the type of message that should be sent. The team includes representatives from UW Bothell Campus Safety, Administration & Planning, Emergency Management, Marketing & Communications, Facilities, and Cascadia College.
Emergencies and closure information on or near campus can be communicated in a number of ways, including:
- UW Alert (text and email messages)
- Alertus desktop notification system
- UW Bothell website: www.uwb.edu
- If the main website is down, our back-up site is www.uwbalert.com.
- UW Bothell’s emergency blog: www.uwb.edu/emergency
- The blog is updated frequently when an incident on campus occurs.
- UW Bothell Facebook page: www.facebook.com/uwbothell
- UW Bothell Twitter (@uwbothell)
- UW Bothell Advisory email list
- UW Bothell information line: 425-352-3333
- FlashAlert (feeds to local TV and radio)
- UW Bothell campus security can use overhead speakers in UW1, UW2, UW2, LBA, LB1, North Creek, Husky Village (community center), physical plant building, the Conservatory and throughout Cascadia College.
- Note: There are not overhead speakers in Beardslee Crossing, Husky Hall, UWBB or Truly/Chase houses.
In the event of a significant emergency or disaster The American Red Cross’ Safe and Well website, www.safeandwell.org, may be used to make family and friends aware of your status.
Please verify your UW Alert subscription here. You may sign up for alerts from all three campuses.
Posted October 18, 2018 11:45 am
Great Washington Shake Out Oct. 18
The University of Washington Bothell will participate in the Great Washington Shake Out on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m. We'll all stop to practice our Drop, Cover and Hold skills. Expect to hear a PA announcement and receive a message from UW/Cascadia Alert.
If you haven't signed up for UW Alert, sign up here.
Posted October 16, 2018 4:20 pm
Alert test today
UW Bothell and Cascadia College is conducting a required quarterly test of its emergency communications system. In an actual incident, please visit www.uwb.edu/emergency for information.
Posted August 28, 2018 1:55 pm