Monthly Testing of Campus Warning System

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Test Part of Emergency Preparedness Efforts

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Lisa Grovenstein
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Assuring notification systems work prior to an emergency

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To assure that Georgia Tech's Warning System is in continuous operational condition, the Office of Emergency Preparedness will begin testing the system today at 11AM.

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To assure that Georgia Tech's Warning System is in continuous operational condition, the Office of Emergency Preparedness will begin testing the system today at 11AM. All seven speaker stations will be tested simultaneously playing the following test message twice:

"Testing 1-2-3-4, this is a test. Test out."

The normal siren and recorded test message will not be played at this time. The e-mail and voice mail alerts will also not be transmitted during this test.

 

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siren, testing, warning system
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  • Created By: Lisa Grovenstein
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 1, 2009 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:03pm