The University of Maine will conduct its annual emergency communications system test at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, with the outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes. Sirens are part of UMaine’s multi-faceted emergency communication system established in 2007 that enables academic security and communications professionals to use multiple mechanisms to quickly communicate vital information to the community during emergency situations. emergency.

When the UMaine emergency communication system is activated, several notifications occur: A text message is sent to subscribers of the umaine.alerts UMaine system; the UMaine police service sounds the sirens; the information is published on the university website home page and the UMaine portal; and a recorded telephone message can be heard by dialing 207.581.INFO.

University of Maine community members are reminded to sign up to receive emergency notifications and alerts from UMaine regarding public safety issues on campus, including inclement weather conditions leading to cancellations courses.

People subscribed to UMaine alerts will receive a message on the emergency notification system on October 13 and on the 15th of each month. Subscription to SMS and / or e-mail alerts can be completed in line.