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Text Alert Explanations

CAMPUS TEXT ALERTS AND THEIR EXPLANATION

 

 

General Information:

  • UBalt sends text messages for emergency purposes only.
  • Text messages are sent to cell phone numbers in the alert system.
  • Emergency text messages should produce immediate action.
  • Messages and their meaning are shown below.
  • Follow-up messages may be sent.

 

UBalt Campus Text Alerts Explanation of Message
UBalt campus wide emergency. Do not enter
the campus. If you are at UBalt, secure
yourself in a room now. Wait for additional
instructions.		 There is a very serious emergency on
campus. Do not enter the campus. Classes
and all activities are canceled. There may be
someone with a gun on campus, or an armed
robbery, or another kind of crime in progress.
UBalt building emergency at ____________.
If you are off campus, do not enter the
campus. Wait for additional instructions.		 There may be a condition like a bomb threat
to a specific location. Or there may be a
hazardous condition requiring immediate
action. The location will be included in this
message.
Attention: An emergency condition exists
at UBalt. Wait for additional instructions.
See broadcast email sent today.		 This is a general emergency notice. It will be
used for conditions like flooding or a utility
failure. It may also be used for an
emergency near UBalt that may affect us,
such as an emergency at Penn Station.
Weather Alert: Severe weather warning.
Seek shelter now away from windows. Wait
for additional instructions.		 A severe weather warning has been issued
for Baltimore City. This includes warnings for
thunderstorms, severe winds, tornados, etc. A
location will be included in the message, such
as the ‘basement.’
Test Test: This is a test of the UBalt
Campus Text Alert System. This is only a
test.		 This test message will be sent when the
system is tested. This will be at least once per
semester or more frequent as needed.
All Clear: UBalt emergency is over. All
clear. Emergency is over.
See broadcast email sent today.		 This message is sent when the
emergency condition is over. Threat or
condition no longer exists.