The University of Central Florida will be conducting emergency alert tests Wednesday as part of the preparations for potential emergency situations that may happen on or near the campus.
On July 17, several UCF Alert communication tools, which provide critical information to students, staff and faculty members, family members and the public in emergency situations, will be tested — including text alerts, campus sirens and updates to the UCF website.
Emergency functions connected with the university’s main Web site, www.ucf.edu, will be tested from 11 a.m. to noon. For most of that time, the UCF 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 web site test will involve replacing the regular home page with an entirely text-only home page that may be used during some emergencies. To accommodate large numbers of visitors, the text-only website does not include links and search functions that are typically found on the UCF home page.
Outdoor sirens, which emit a tone followed by voice instructions, will be tested at noon.
A test emergency text message and e-mail will be sent at about 1 p.m. Messages should be received by all students and staff and faculty members who have updated cell phone information on file through the MyUCF Web site and who have not opted out of receiving emergency messages.
Visit the UCF Alert Web site for more information on the communication system that helps to keep the campus safe and informed during emergencies.
