NCCU to test new
alert
DURHAM - North Carolina Central University has installed a new Emergency Siren, part of the university's crisis communication plan and emergency notification system.
It targets people outdoors who may not have access to other Eagle Alert notification methods such as e-mail, text messages or the emergency web site.
NCCU will conduct its first test of the system October 15, 2009, from noon to 3 p.m.
When the system is activated, it will emit a siren tone, followed by a voice message announcing, "This is a test of the NCCU Emergency Alert System. This is only a test."
When the test is complete, you a second siren will sound and an announcement will signal "All-clear. Resume normal activities."
University Police will activate the system periodically for testing and to alert the campus community about immediate life-threatening emergencies such as an armed and dangerous person on campus, a major chemical or biological hazard, or a tornado sighting.
The sirens are mounted on three, 40-foot-tall galvanized poles. They are at the north side of Benjamin Ruffin Residence Hall near the corner of Lawson and Concord streets; the south side of Alfonso Elder Student Union on Nelson Street by the loading dock driveway; and east of the track by New Residence II and the Leroy T. Walker Complex.
DURHAM - North Carolina Central University has installed a new Emergency Siren, part of the university's crisis communication plan and emergency notification system.
It targets people outdoors who may not have access to other Eagle Alert notification methods such as e-mail, text messages or the emergency web site.
NCCU will conduct its first test of the system October 15, 2009, from noon to 3 p.m.
When the system is activated, it will emit a siren tone, followed by a voice message announcing, "This is a test of the NCCU Emergency Alert System. This is only a test."
When the test is complete, you a second siren will sound and an announcement will signal "All-clear. Resume normal activities."
University Police will activate the system periodically for testing and to alert the campus community about immediate life-threatening emergencies such as an armed and dangerous person on campus, a major chemical or biological hazard, or a tornado sighting.
The sirens are mounted on three, 40-foot-tall galvanized poles. They are at the north side of Benjamin Ruffin Residence Hall near the corner of Lawson and Concord streets; the south side of Alfonso Elder Student Union on Nelson Street by the loading dock driveway; and east of the track by New Residence II and the Leroy T. Walker Complex.
