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Campus-Wide UPennAlert & Shelter-in-Place Awareness Drill: September 27 |
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September 17, 2013, Volume 60, No. 5 |
The University of Pennsylvania will be conducting a campus-wide test of the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System and Shelter-In-Place awareness drill on Friday, September 27, 2013. The purpose of the drill is to familiarize the Penn Community with the UPennAlert system and the several ways in which an emergency message is deployed along with proper Shelter-In-Place procedures. This annual test is required by local and federal guidelines under the Philadelphia Fire Code and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.
What Will Be Tested: All UPennAlert notification methods will be tested. Registered Penn faculty, staff and students will receive communications via phone (text) and email. Residents and those traversing the University City area will hear the Penn Siren Outdoor System (PennSOS) broadcast. This will include a series of siren tones, then a message announcing the test. The Division of Public Safety will also broadcast a test message on our website at: www.publicsafety.upenn.edu
What You Should Do: You do not need to take any action during this test. Though you do not need to take any action, Public Safety encourages you to take time and locate your building’s Emergency Preparedness Bulletin (usually in or near an elevator), so you may become familiar with your Shelter-in-Place area should an emergency or crisis occur.
Get More Information: To learn more about the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System and for further details about the upcoming test, visit the Division of Public Safety website: www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upennalert
—Division of Public Safety
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