Starting this fall on the Storrs campus, the UConnALERT notification system will include the use of outdoor sirens any time an emergency alert is issued. Each siren will emit a loud, waveform tone to alert anyone in hearing distance that an incident is occurring that presents an immediate danger to health and safety. The sirens will not include a recorded voice message. Instead, this will be another signal to students, faculty, staff, and visitors that a dangerous situation is taking place, and that they should visit alert.uconn.edu for guidance. The use of the sirens is part of a multi-layered emergency notification system that includes text messages, email, University webpage banners, application notifications through the MyUConn smartphone app and the alert.uconn.edu website. The sirens will be included in the regular tests of the UConnALERT notification system, which take place once per semester.
For more information, contact: Capt. Chris Renshaw at 860-486-4925