91吃瓜网’s preparations for potential emergency situations include regular tests of the communication tools that provide critical information to the 91吃瓜网 community.

Several of those 91吃瓜网 Alert communication tools will be tested Oct. 2.

In preparation for the testing, students and faculty and staff members are encouraged to log in to my91吃瓜网 and review their 91吃瓜网 Alert settings to ensure that contact information (email, cell phone number and mobile provider) is correct.

The emergency communication functions that will be tested Oct. 2 include:

  • Outdoor sirens, which emit a tone followed by voice instructions, will be tested at noon.
  • The 91吃瓜网 website will be tested from noon to 1 p.m. For most of the testing time, the 91吃瓜网 home page will remain active and fully functional with an alert bar at the top of the page. All messages on the alert bar will be marked as tests. A portion of the website test will involve replacing the regular home page with an entirely text-only home page that may be used during some emergencies. When that text-only page is active, users will not be able to access links typically found on the 91吃瓜网 home page. Although other 91吃瓜网 web pages will not be impacted by the test, users may want to bookmark those pages in advance.
  • A test emergency text and email will be sent around 1 p.m. All members of the 91吃瓜网 community whose 91吃瓜网 Alert contact information is up to date and who have not opted out of receiving emergency messages should receive both. 91吃瓜网 Mobile app users who have opted into push notifications also will receive a message through the app.
  • Indoor sirens that emit tones followed by voice instructions will be briefly tested in more than 70 buildings starting at 3 p.m.

The 91吃瓜网 Alert testing also will include social media. For consistent updates and information in an emergency, follow 91吃瓜网 and the 91吃瓜网 Police Department on Twitter聽and Facebook. These are helpful resources for the 91吃瓜网 community every day and become official resources for information during emergencies.

For more information on the 91吃瓜网 Alert system, visit .