Campus-wide UCF Alert test

UCF’s preparations for potential emergency situations include regular tests of the communication tools that provide critical information to the UCF community.

Several of those UCF Alert communication tools will be tested Wednesday, March 13.

In preparation for Wednesday’s testing, you are encouraged to log in to review your UCF Alert contact information. You can find this information under the “My Account” tab. If you have issues logging in to update your account, please email EOC@ucf.edu.

The emergency communication functions that will be tested Wednesday include:

• Outdoor sirens, which emit a tone followed by voice instructions, will be tested at noon.
• The UCF website, http://www.ucf.edu, will be tested from noon to 1 p.m. For most of the testing time, the UCF home page will remain active and fully functional, with messages marked as tests. A portion of the web site test will involve replacing the regular home page with an entirely text-only home page, and during this time, you will not be able to access links typically found on the home page.
• A test emergency text and email will be sent around 1 p.m. to all those whose UCF Alert contact information is up to date and who have not opted out of receiving emergency messages. A banner also will appear in the UCF Mobile app if you have subscribed to the UCF Alert notification channel.
• Indoor sirens that emit tones followed by voice instructions will be briefly tested in more than 70 buildings starting at 3 p.m.

For consistent updates and information in an emergency, follow UCF and the UCF Police Department on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These are helpful resources for the UCF community every day and become official resources for information during emergencies.

For more information on the UCF Alert system, visit https://police.ucf.edu/ucfalert.