Emergency Management Content

WarnMe Test To Include Earthquake Drill Oct. 17

Julia Ann Easley — October 08, 2024 - 9:22pm

Be ready to drop, cover and hold on when �ٺ��Ƶ tests its WarnMe emergency communications system as a participant in the Great California ShakeOut Thursday, Oct. 17.

WarnMe to Use Mobile Phones From Student Records

Julia Ann Easley — July 16, 2024 - 1:55pm

To more effectively reach students with emergency information, the campus is adding the mobile phone numbers of students to its WarnMe notification system to support text messaging.

ORG CHART: Benton Best Takes on Campus Emergency Manager Role

Julia Ann Easley — December 06, 2022 - 12:38pm

“During a disaster is not the time to exchange business cards,” goes an old saying in emergency services, and no one takes that to heart more than �ٺ��Ƶ' new campus emergency manager, Benton Best. He took up his post in October and since then has been forming relationships with departments across the campus — reviewing and preparing action plans with fire, police, �ٺ��Ƶ Health and more.

Campus to Test WarnMe Alert System Wednesday, Oct. 19

Julia Ann Easley — October 19, 2022 - 3:50pm

�ٺ��Ƶ is scheduled to test its WarnMe emergency notification system at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Public Invited to Amateur Radio Field Day at �ٺ��Ƶ

Julia Ann Easley — June 21, 2021 - 2:38pm

The public is invited to an amateur radio field day hosted by �ٺ��Ƶ on Saturday, June 26.

Davis Campus Introduces Mobile App for WarnMe, Tests System Oct. 1

Julia Ann Easley — September 22, 2020 - 6:49pm

The Davis campus will conduct a test of �ٺ��Ƶ WarnMe at noon Thursday, Oct. 1, as it transitions to a new vendor for the emergency alerting system and incorporates a mobile application for sending push notifications to users.

�ٺ��Ƶ Health will issue a concurrent test for its faculty, staff and students.

Campus Seeks Volunteers to Train for Emergency Response Team

Julia Ann Easley — January 03, 2017 - 12:34pm

Want to be better prepared to help yourself, the campus community and your own neighbors in an emergency?

The campus is seeking about 50 faculty, staff and students to train this quarter as members of a new Campus Emergency Response Team.

NEWS BRIEFS: Stokes named emergency manager

Dave Jones — February 01, 2016 - 2:38pm

Clement Stokes is the campus’s new director of emergency management and mission continuity. He previously served as director of emergency management at Northwestern University for seven years.

Part of the Safety Services unit, he will work closely with the Event and Crisis Management Team, chaired by the chancellor and provost, as well as emergency officials throughout the region.