UMaine to Test Emergency Communication System Friday Feb. 13 at Noon
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine will conduct a full-scale test of its emergency communications system at approximately 12 noon on Friday, Feb. 13. This will include a full-volume sounding of the external siren system, for a period of several minutes. A cornerstone of UMaine’s emergency communications plan, the system includes three sirens atop buildings in various parts of the campus. The sound will be audible in parts of Orono and Old Town.
In the UMaine system, the siren serves as a signal to seek information through one of several means: information at www.umaine.edu/emergency; a posting that will appear to all logged-in users on UMaine’s FirstClass communications system; a recorded message at 581-INFO and a cell phone text message delivered to those who are subscribed to the umaine.txt system.