Parent Handbook - Parents Association - University of Connecticut

Text Message Alerts
It is strongly recommended that all students,
faculty, and staff register cell phone numbers with
the University. Only students, staff and faculty
can sign up for text messages. The system is to
be used primarily for potential, developing, or
existing emergencies. In any of these situations,
students/staff who have registered will receive a
UConn text message alert advising students/staff
of the situation and directing them to additional
information. Encourage your student to do the
following to sign up:
1. Your student should log on to
www.alert.uconn.edu
2. Next, the student should follow the registration link.
3. Have your student log in using their Net ID
and password.
4. Have your student enter their cell phone
number and provider.
Sirens
In the event of an emergency, the University
may sound the sirens, which may be
accompanied by a voice message
providing instructions. Should the sirens
sound, students and staff need to immediately
access www.alert.uconn.edu for further
information and/or instruction.
Fire Department
UConn is the only New England public
university, and one of only a handful of campuses
nationwide, that employs its own paid and fully
staffed fire department. The Fire Department is a
fully operational 24-hour department composed
of 29 fire fighters. All fire fighters are Emergency
Medical Technicians, who can assist faculty,
staff and students with medical emergencies.
The department includes two engines, two basic
life support ambulances, and a pair of hazardous
material response trucks, one of which is outfitted
to tow a fully self-supporting decontamination
trailer in case of a toxic release or nuclear
accident. The department also has one of only two
aerial trucks in the region so there is no wait for
outside fire departments to arrive on campus with
their ladder vehicles to reach high-rise buildings.
The department, which has been on campus
for more than 80 years, conducts outreach and
safety training programs, including CPR training,
extensively throughout the year.
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