Siren testing on campus September 4

McMaster will test its emergency notification systems Tuesday, September 4 beginning at 10:20 a.m.

Some of the activity will be audible to local residents and businesses, however no action is required and campus activity should proceed as normal.

The test will involve a number of components:

Testing AlertUs Emergency Notification (download free desktop and smartphone all)
Testing LCD screens with audible/visual alerts (screens are located in each academic building)
Sounding the outdoor emergency siren alert system
Sounding indoor sirens in the Student Centre, the MDCL and DBAC/IWC
Verbal messages on outdoor red assistance phones

Read: McMaster’s Emergency Guidebook

When used during a real emergency, the siren alert system indicates that campus is in lockdown mode. In the event of a lockdown, the campus community should take shelter in the nearest room, close all entry doors and ensure the locks are fastened. They should remain quiet, act as if no one is in the room and remain still until emergency responders provide the all-clear.

Security Services operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the University’s Communications Centre, located in the E.T. Clarke building.

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McMaster will test its emergency notification systems Tuesday, September 4 beginning at 10:20 a.m.

Some of the activity will be audible to local residents and businesses, however no action is required and campus activity should proceed as normal.

The test will involve a number of components:
<ul>
 	<li>Testing <a href="http://security.mcmaster.ca/campus_notification_alertus_mobile.html">AlertUs</a> Emergency Notification (download free desktop and smartphone all)</li>
 	<li>Testing LCD screens with audible/visual alerts (screens are located in each academic building)</li>
 	<li>Sounding the outdoor emergency siren alert system</li>
 	<li>Sounding indoor sirens in the Student Centre, the MDCL and DBAC/IWC</li>
 	<li>Verbal messages on outdoor red assistance phones</li>
</ul>
Read: <a href="http://security.mcmaster.ca/campus_emergencies_guide.html">McMaster’s Emergency Guidebook</a>

When used during a real emergency, the siren alert system indicates that campus is in lockdown mode. In the event of a lockdown, the campus community should take shelter in the nearest room, close all entry doors and ensure the locks are fastened. They should remain quiet, act as if no one is in the room and remain still until emergency responders provide the all-clear.

Security Services operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the University’s Communications Centre, located in the E.T. Clarke building.

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