UMass Amherst to Test Emergency Notification System April 24
April 19, 2013
Contact:
Daniel J. Fitzgibbons
Contact Phone:
413/545-0444
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst will conduct a routine test of its Emergency Notification System on Wednesday, April 24 after 10:30 a.m.The test will include emergency text messaging, broadcast e-mail and outdoor warning sirens.
The drill will help test, evaluate and improve the campus’s ability to disseminate timely and effective notifications and warnings to students, faculty and staff during an emergency. Tests are conducted each semester and during the summer.
