WMU Mass Notification Systems Update Faculty Senate December 3, 2009 Pete Strazdas, Associate Vice President Facilities Management Cam Vossen, Emergency Management Administrator Public Safety
Feb 25, 2016
WMU Mass Notification Systems UpdateFaculty SenateDecember 3, 2009
Pete Strazdas, Associate Vice PresidentFacilities Management
Cam Vossen, Emergency Management AdministratorPublic Safety
Current Notification Methods2-way radios: 700 registered users
instant communication from/to WMU Public Safety
NOAA Alert Radios: over 200 on campus
WMU e-mail: • 4,500 faculty/staff delivery complete in 10
minutes• 30,000 all registered students in 30 minutes
Current Notification MethodsWMU Home Page
WMU Hotline: 387-1001
TV/EduCABLE: EAS messages
Building Emergency Volunteer Teams
Mass Notification Tools
2-way Radio
Notification System
Exterior Audible
Interior Audible
NOAA Alert Radio
EduCABLE
Emergency Volunteer Teams
WMU Website
WMU Hotline (7-1001)
Status:Installed and tested several contact databases up to
240 contactsNext steps: further testing, protocol development,
dispatcher training, roll it out for registrationMassCall™: allows thousands of simultaneous calls Mobilization Plus™: contacts pre-determined
individuals and tracks responses with real-time reporting
In Process
www.obf.wmich.edu/safety
Building Interior and Exterior Audible Notification
Mass NotificationOutdoor Speakers Indoor Speakers
• 32 exterior speakers, covers:
• 157 acres• 3,270 interior
speakers covering:
• 42 Buildings
• 4,058,799 s.f.
Mass Notification
9
Mass Notification• 62 exterior
speakers, covers:
• 356 acres• 3,370 interior
speakers covering:
• 44 Buildings
• 4,058,799 s.f.
10
Type of Building Fire Alarm SystemSpeaker with voice notificationBuzzer or bell notification
Most classroom buildings have speakers with voice notification.
http://www.fm.wmich.edu/bc
Preprogrammed Voice MessagesIncident Message Leader Activate
DPSActivate Local
1 Fire Temporal horn continuous-no voice message None Y
2 Tornado Tornado warning, take shelter Slow whoop Y Y
3 Active shooter Active Shooter, Police Responding, Stay in Place Attention Attention Y
4 General Alert WMU Alert, Check WMU homepage Attention Attention Y
5 This is a test This is a test of the emergency system Attention Attention Y
6 Test of fire alarm This is a test of the fire alarm Attention Attention Y Y
7 Test of active shooter This is a test of the active shooter alert Attention Attention Y
8 Test of tornado message This is a test of the tornado warning Attention Attention Y Y
9 Test of WMU Alert message This is a test of the WMU alert Attention Attention Y
10 All Clear test Testing has ended Attention Attention Y
11 All clear fire Fire emergency has ended Attention Attention Y
12 All clear general alert WMU alert has ended Attention Attention Y
13 All clear weather Tornado warning has ended Attention Attention Y Y
14 All clear active shooter Active shooter emergency has ended Attention Attention Y
Facilities Management Department
http://www.fm.wmich.edu/
Questions?