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# Incident Notification Templates
## Internal and customer-facing drafts for quick copy-paste during an incident.
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### Internal: Incident Declared
**To:** #incident-<YYYYMMDD>-NN
**From:** Incident Commander
> **SEV-<N> declared:** <one-line summary>
> Impact: <affected services / user segments>
> Current status: <investigating / identified / monitoring / resolved>
> Next update: <time>
> IC: <name> | Scribe: <name>
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### Status Page Update — Investigating
> We are currently investigating an issue affecting <service/feature>. Some users may experience <symptom>. We will provide an update within 15 minutes.
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### Status Page Update — Identified
> We have identified the root cause as <brief cause>. We are implementing a fix and expect resolution within <time estimate>. We will provide another update in 15 minutes or when resolved.
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### Status Page Update — Resolved
> The issue has been resolved. <service/feature> is fully operational. Total impact duration: <X minutes>. A post-mortem will be published within 48 hours.
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### Executive Summary (for leadership)
- **Incident:** <title>
- **Severity:** SEV-<N>
- **Duration:** <start> — <end> UTC
- **User impact:** <quantified if available>
- **Root cause:** <one sentence>
- **Fixes applied:** <bullet list>
- **Follow-up actions:** <bullet list with owners>
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## Usage Notes
- Replace bracketed placeholders before sending.
- Keep every message under 3 sentences unless escalation is required.
- If legal or PII is involved, route all external comms through Comms Lead + Legal.
- Scribe timestamps every message in the incident channel.