UW Bothell Emergency Information

  • Active threat DRILL ONLY

    UPDATE, 10:35 a.m.: Thank you for participating in the active threat drill. In addition to the recommended actions earlier, you can further prepare by considering these steps, questions and resources: 


    ORIGINAL POST: While incidents of active threats on campus are rare, they have a high and long-term impact. Planning on how to respond is important.

    During the drill, all students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to take five minutes to think critically about how you would respond to an incident where you are.

    Recommended actions include:

    • Identify at least two emergency exits, including accessible pathways and the building emergency evacuation assembly area.
    • Have a discussion about how you would “Run. Hide. Fight.”
      • RUN: Escape if you can. Your first priority should always be to avoid a threat. If you do run take a route that minimizes the chance of encountering the threat and move quickly.
      • HIDE: Running away may not be your best option. Find a place to hide out of view, lock and block/barricade doors if possible, close blinds, turn of lights, and silence cell phones.
      • FIGHT: If you can’t run or hide, fight as a last resort to disrupt or stop the attacker. Be aggressive and commit to your actions. Use objects around you as makeshift weapons such as chairs, fire extinguishers, scissors, laptops, books, etc.
    • Practice quickly silencing all electronic devices while keeping them on to receive additional emergency alerts.
    • Consider how you would help those in need of assistance.

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This is the emergency page for the University of Washington Bothell.  During an incident, information will be available here. Cascadia College students, faculty and staff please proceed to the Cascadia College emergency page for campus-specific information.


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Here are the tools we use to communicate with campus

  • UW Bothell Website: www.uwb.edu
  • UW Bothell Information Line: 425.352.3333
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  • Desktop notifications
  • Instagram
  • Local television and radio media outlets
  • Email to campus

Notification Schedule

Suspension decisions should be made prior to the following times, although unanticipated weather or emergency conditions may alter this schedule:

  • 5:00 AM: 
    Early morning classes from 8:00 – 11:00 AM.
  • 9:00 AM: 
    Mid-day classes from 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM.
  • 2:30 PM: 
    Late afternoon/early evening classes from 4:30 – 8:00 PM.
  • 5-6:00 PM: 
    Late evening classes from 8:00 – 10:00 PM.

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