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

E-mail

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?