ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s preparations for potential emergency situations include regular tests of the communication tools that provide critical information to students, staff and faculty members, and the public.
Several of those ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alert communication tools will be tested Thursday, July 20.
In preparation for Thursday’s Alert testing, students and faculty and staff members are encouraged to log in to myÐÔÊӽ紫ý and review their ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alert settings to ensure that contact information (email, cell phone number, and mobile provider) is correct.
The emergency communication functions that will be tested Thursday include:
-Indoor sirens that emit tones followed by voice instructions will be briefly tested in more than 70 buildings starting at 12:15 p.m.
-The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý website, www.ucf.edu, will be tested from 1 to 2 p.m. For most of the testing time, the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý home page will remain active and fully functional with an alert bar at the top of the page. All messages on the alert bar will be marked as tests. A portion of the web site test will involve replacing the regular home page with an entirely text-only home page that may be used during some emergencies. When that text-only page is active, users will not be able to access links typically found on the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý home page. Although other ÐÔÊӽ紫ý web pages will not be impacted by the test, users may want to bookmark those pages in advance.
-A test emergency text and email will be sent around 1 p.m. All members of the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý community whose ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alert contact information is up to date and who have not opted out of receiving emergency messages should receive both.
-Outdoor sirens, which emit a tone followed by voice instructions, will be tested at 3 p.m.
The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alert testing also will include WÐÔÊӽ紫ý-89.9 FM and social media.
For more information on the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alert emergency communication system, visit www.emergency.ucf.edu/ucfalert.html.