From: Lorenzo Sanchez
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:40 AM
To: Be Prepared
Subject: Giant Voice Mass Notification System - Test Tomorrow, Feb 14, 3 - 5 pm
Floor Captains,
Tomorrow afternoon (February 14) from 3 - 5 pm, the UTSA Office of Emergency Management
will conduct the spring semester test of the Giant Voice Mass Notification System across
the Main Campus. Both indoor and outdoor systems will announce the following message:
"Attention, attention, this is a test of the UTSA Giant Voice Emergency Notification
System. This is only a test. [repeat]" The semester test is necessary to ensure full
functionality of indoor/outdoor warning systems, and to acclimate our community to this
type of alerting capability. See attached map of GV capable buildings across the Main
Campus (highlighted in green).
During the indoor test, please note the clarity of message, volume, and quickly walk the
halls in your respective areas to determine everything sounds okay, and to answer any
questions building occupants may have. We will only run the indoor test once around 3:00
pm unless a particular building experiences an issue. If this is the case, the building
experiencing an issue will undergo onsite troubleshooting and a quick retest.
Outdoor systems will be activated simultaneously with the indoor system for the initial
campus-wide test, then individual sirens will activate to fully evaluate their
functionality.
Please notify your departments of tomorrow's Giant Voice test. Also, please send your
observations (worked well, audible/not-audible, good volume, etc.) to
BePrepared@utsa.edu<mailto:BePrepared@utsa.edu>. The announcement is posted on the
UTSA Campus Alerts webpage at
www.alerts.utsa.edu<http://www.alerts.utsa.edu>. If
you have any questions, please call my office at your convenience. Many thanks for your
continued support!
______________________________
Lorenzo D. Sanchez, MPA, CEM
Director of Emergency Management
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University Police Department
Office of Emergency Management
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
Phone: (210) 458-6756
Fax: (210) 458-7602
Email: lorenzo.sanchez@utsa.edu<mailto:lorenzo.sanchez@utsa.edu>
Website:
www.utsa.edu/utsapd<http://www.utsa.edu/utsapd>
Campus Alerts:
http://alerts.utsa.edu/
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