2020 Annual AlertSU Test

On Thursday, October 29, at approximately 12:05 p.m., Stanford University will conduct its annual test of the campus AlertSU system. Alert messages will be sent via email to the Stanford community. Due to the number of students and staff off campus text messaging and VoIP speaker phones will not be tested.

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.

In the test message, you will be asked to click a link to acknowledge the message. This is an important step which will help us monitor the success of this test.

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 for faculty/staff and Axess for students. 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 actual emergency.

Additionally, in order to know you are receiving an official AlertSU message, please program the following information into your mobile phone contacts.

 If there were a real emergency, you would be asked to follow the specific instructions in the alert message. Other avenues that might be used to inform the community about critical incidents include:

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.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.


Stanford Department of Public Safety