Emergency plan expanded to include text messaging and sirens

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/siren.jpg” caption=”McMaster’s comprehensive emergency preparedness plan is being expanded to include a new student text messaging notification system and outdoor sirens to be used in case of lockdowns.”]McMaster's comprehensive emergency preparedness plan is being expanded to include a new student text messaging notification system and outdoor sirens to be used in case of lockdowns.

Students can subscribe to the text message system that delivers emergency messages to cell phones and handheld devices. The messages will be sent only in case of an imminent, ongoing campus-wide threat or danger to the safety of the McMaster community.

Students can subscribe to the text messaging system by logging into MUGSI and clicking on the Emergency Mass Notification link found under My Profile.

The expanded emergency plan also includes a recently-installed network of campus warning sirens. If you hear the siren, a lockdown has been declared and there are steps you should take that include going to the nearest room or office and closing and locking the door.

If you are outdoors when the sirens wail, you should seek the closest safe shelter.

More instructions in case of lockdown are available here.

More information about McMaster's emergency preparedness plan is available here.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/siren.jpg" caption="McMaster's comprehensive emergency preparedness plan is being expanded to include a new student text messaging notification system and outdoor sirens to be used in case of lockdowns."]McMaster&#039;s comprehensive emergency preparedness plan is being expanded to include a new student text messaging notification system and outdoor sirens to be used in case of lockdowns.<br />
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<p>Students can subscribe to the text message system that delivers emergency messages to cell phones and handheld devices. The messages will be sent only in case of an imminent, ongoing campus-wide threat or danger to the safety of the McMaster community.<br />
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<p>Students can subscribe to the text messaging system by logging into<a href="https://adweb.cis.mcmaster.ca/cis/ahtml/login.htm"> MUGSI</a> and clicking on the Emergency Mass Notification link found under My Profile.<br />
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<p>The expanded emergency plan also includes a recently-installed network of campus warning sirens. If you hear the siren, a lockdown has been declared and there are steps you should take that include going to the nearest room or office and closing and locking the door.<br />
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<p>If you are outdoors when the sirens wail, you should seek the closest safe shelter.<br />
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<p>More instructions in case of lockdown are available<a href="http://security.mcmaster.ca/campus_emergencies.html"> here</a>.<br />
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<p>More information about McMaster&#039;s emergency preparedness plan is available<a href="http://security.mcmaster.ca/campus_emergencies_guide.html"> here</a>.<br />

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