Announcements
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009Test of New Emergency Alert Horn April 2
The Emergency Response Planning Group and University Police will conduct a test of the college’s new emergency alert horn at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Most people on campus will hear a series of six very loud 10-second horn blasts over a two-minute period, emanating from the central heating plant. Thirty minutes before the horn blasts, at 12:30 p.m., the college will issue a campuswide test of the NY-Alert emergency communication system. At this time, all students, faculty, and staff who have registered with the service will receive a test alert via text message, automated phone message, e-mail, or fax.
Assistance from the campus community is critical in evaluating the horn’s effectiveness. After the test, please e-mail ERPG@buffalostate.edu (preferred) or leave voice mail at 878-3700 to report where you were (building and room if indoors; campus location if outdoors) when the horn sounded, and rate the sound on a scale of zero (undetectable) to 5 (deafening).
In a real emergency, the horn will sound three times in full one-minute blasts, separated by 15-second silent intervals. In such an emergency, immediately seek shelter and wait for further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or verbal instructions from a university police officer.
Faculty and staff may register for NY-Alert through the SUNY employee portal. Students can register through BANNER.
Thank you for your assistance with this critical emergency notification system.
Assistance from the campus community is critical in evaluating the horn’s effectiveness. After the test, please e-mail ERPG@buffalostate.edu (preferred) or leave voice mail at 878-3700 to report where you were (building and room if indoors; campus location if outdoors) when the horn sounded, and rate the sound on a scale of zero (undetectable) to 5 (deafening).
In a real emergency, the horn will sound three times in full one-minute blasts, separated by 15-second silent intervals. In such an emergency, immediately seek shelter and wait for further instructions communicated via NY-Alert, e-mail, www.buffalostate.edu, or verbal instructions from a university police officer.
Faculty and staff may register for NY-Alert through the SUNY employee portal. Students can register through BANNER.
Thank you for your assistance with this critical emergency notification system.
