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>Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 17:36:38 -0700 (MST)
>From: Official Campus Memo Service <memofrom@Colorado.EDU>
>X-MailingSvcs: <27217>
>Subject: City,CU Boulder to Test Emergency Warning Systems
>
>
>TO:      Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Staff, Deans,
>         Directors, Dept Chairs, Central Administration
>
>FROM:    Department of Public Safety
>
>SENDER:  amick@spot.colorado.edu
>
>DATE:    April 3,1998
>
>SUBJECT: City,CU Boulder to Test Emergency Warning Systems
>
>
>Emergency warning sirens and public address systems will be tested in the
>City of Boulder and on the CU-Boulder campus Monday, April 6, at 10 a.m.,
in a
>joint effort by the University and the Boulder City-County Office of
Emergency
>Management.
>
>Outdoor sirens will sound for two minutes followed by a voice announcement
>stating, "This is a warning system test."  No action or response is necessary
>during this exercise.
>
>Tests of the siren system will occur on the first Monday of each month
>from April through August, except for May.  In May, the test will be on
>Wednesday, May 6, in conjunction with a flood response exercise.
>
>Testing of the Boulder and campus  warning systems is designed to
>ensure the effectiveness of the sirens and public address equipment, as
well as
>to raise awareness of the potential for severe weather and flash-flooding of
>Boulder Creek.
>
>Members of the University community living and working in the Boulder Creek
>floodpath should be especially aware of the risks during the primary flood
>season of April through September.
>
>In the event of an actual emergency, individuals should tune to radio
>or television for additional information about possible natural hazard
warning
>such as flash floods, tornadoes, or other emergency.
>
>In Boulder, information is available on Boulder Municipal Cable Channel 8 for
>cable TV subscribers; television broadcast stations on channels 2, 4, 7,
and 9;
>radio stations KOA 850 AM, KBCO 1190 AM and 97.3 FM, and KBVI at 1490 AM.
>CU Television also will broadcast information on the CU cable TV
>network channels 2 and 8.
>
>Also, a recorded message will be available on the CU public information
>line at 492-5500 (2-5500 from on-campus phones).
>
>It's important to note that the outdoor warning systems may not be heard
>inside buildings or when people are sleeping.  Other means of notification
are
>being developed and tested for possible application in the future.
>
>Boulder campus sirens are located at Franklin Field, east of Folsom
>Stadium, and on the east campus near the Nuclear Physics Building on Marine
>Street.
>
>City of Boulder sirens are located at the New Britain Building at
>Broadway and Arapahoe, the NIST Building at 325 Broadway, Fire Station No.
3 at
>30th and Arapahoe, Crestview Elementary at 1897 Sumac, Columbine
Elementary at
>3130 Repplier Street, Martin Park Elementary at 3740 Martin Drive, New Vista
>High School at Gillaspie and Armer Drive, and the Vectra Bank Building at
14th
>and Walnut.  All sirens have public address voice capability except the
Martin
>Park and Vectra Bank units which are siren tone only.
>

>For additional information contact University Police at 492-8168 or
Boulder City
>-County Office of Emergency Management at 441-3390.
>
>For Internet information about emergency preparedness and natural
>hazards, see:
> >
>FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency):http://www.fema.gov
>American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/disaster/index.html
>University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center:
http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/
>National Weather Service: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov
>