LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — For those who hear alarms close to Michigan State College’s campus on Tuesday, officers say it’s possible a drill.
MSU’s Division of Police and Public Security (MSUDPPS) shall be conducting a full-scale take a look at of its campus alert notification system starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, in step with normal semesterly testing procedures.
Out of doors sirens shall be sounded, and the Spartan neighborhood will see textual content and electronic mail alerts, pc notifications, MSU Inexperienced Mild emergency telephone activation, and SafeMSU app notifications as a part of the take a look at. Telephone calls, whereas utilized throughout precise emergencies, won’t be made throughout Tuesday’s take a look at.
“Continuous testing of our alert systems is essential to maintaining a safe and informed campus community,” mentioned Chief of Police and Govt Director of Public Security Mike Yankowski. “By conducting these semesterly drills, we help ensure that our emergency communication tools are ready in the event of an actual emergency.”
Based on the college, Ingham County Emergency Administration can even be testing its Wi-fi Emergency Alert system for these positioned inside the Ingham County “geofence.” MSUDPPS says this contains anybody within the space north to south from Saginaw Avenue in East Lansing to the realm of Mt. Hope Rd. close to south campus and runs west to east from US-127 to the realm of Hagadorn Rd.
MSUDPPS is encouraging all college students, school and employees to log in to alert.msu.edu to evaluation and replace notification preferences. College students and staff are also inspired to obtain the SafeMSU app and allow push notifications.
