The 91±¬ÁÏ will conduct its annual emergency communications system test at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 22, complete with the outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes.
The sirens are part of 91±¬ÁÏ’s multifaceted emergency communications system established in 2007 that allows university safety and communications professionals to use several mechanisms to quickly communicate vital information to the community during emergency situations.
When 91±¬ÁÏ’s emergency communication system is activated, several notifications occur: A text message is sent to subscribers of 91±¬ÁÏ’s umaine.alerts system; 91±¬ÁÏ Police Department sounds the sirens; information is posted on the university’s homepage and social media, and the 91±¬ÁÏ portal; and a recorded telephone message may be heard by dialing .
Members of the 91±¬ÁÏ community are reminded to register to receive 91±¬ÁÏ’s emergency notifications. The emergency notification service alerts the 91±¬ÁÏ community to public safety issues, including inclement weather conditions causing class cancellations.
Those registered for 91±¬ÁÏ alerts will receive a message about the emergency notification system on the 15th of every month. Registration for texts and/or email alerts is online ().
