On Tuesday, October 22nd, at approx. 12:10 PM, Stanford University will conduct its annual test of the campus AlertSU system. Alert messages will be sent via text message and email to the Stanford community.
The test will also include activation of the outdoor warning system, which will sound an audible tone for approximately 30 seconds followed by a verbal message from each of the 7 sirens at various campus locations. The sirens will be audible throughout the campus and may also be heard in parts of the surrounding communities including Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Los Altos.
Also being tested is Cisco VoIP speaker phones. VoIP speaker phones are found in many of the academic and office buildings throughout campus. If you have a Cisco phone in your area, the alertsu message will broadcast from the speaker phone and a banner message will appear in the display.
In the test message, you will be asked to click a link to acknowledge or confirm that you have received the message. This is an important step which will help us monitor the success of this test. If you receive both a text and email, you only need to acknowledge one of the messages you receive.
If your department would like to participate in an evacuation drill to your emergency assembly point (EAP) during this scheduled test, please contact AlertSU at alertsudps@stanford.edu.
Prior to the test, it is important you verify that your contact information is correct in StanfordYou. Make sure there is an entry in the mobile phone field as this is the most rapid and direct way of communication with you during an emergency.
Additionally, in order to know you are receiving an official AlertSU message, please program the following information into your mobile phone contacts.
- Email Address: alertsudps@lists.stanford.edu
- Phone Number: 650-725-5555
- Text Message phone number: 89361
If there were a real emergency, you would be asked to follow the specific instructions in the alert message. Other avenues, which might be used to inform the community about critical incidents, include:
- Stanford’s emergency website: http://emergency.stanford.edu
- Department of Public Safety website: https://police.stanford.edu
- KZSU 90.1 FM
- University emergency information hotlines: 650-725-5555 and 844-253-7878 (844-AlertSU)
Upon receipt of an AlertSU message, notify others in your immediate vicinity to ensure they are also aware of the situation and the recommended safety precautions.
For more information about the AlertSU system, please visit the AlertSU FAQ page at: https://police.stanford.edu/alertsu-faq.html.
Evacuation procedures and how to respond to other emergencies can be found on the following resource pages.
- Evacuation Procedure: https://ehs.stanford.edu/manual/emergency-response-guidelines/evacuation-procedure
- Fire: https://ehs.stanford.edu/manual/emergency-response-guidelines/fire
- Earthquake: https://ehs.stanford.edu/manual/emergency-response-guidelines/earthquake
- Stanford University Emergency Response Guidelines: https://ehs.stanford.edu/manual/emergency-response-guidelines
- Safety, Security, and Fire Report 2019: https://police.stanford.edu/security-report.html
Thank you for your cooperation.
Stanford Department of Public Safety
