Students, faculty and staff can sign up for UNL Alert, the electronic emergency notification system used on campus. During an emergency, subscribers receive notifications on registered devices based on signup information provided. Emergencies include:
• Fire
• Bomb Threat
• Civil Disturbance
• Chemical Spill/Hazard
• Armed Intruder
• Confirmed Tornado
• School Closing (snow or other)
UNL Alert is a free service. It allows subscribers to prioritize which devices receive notifications. Emergency alerts also appear on UNL web pages.
Be certain to double check contact information and update phone numbers and email addresses to be sure notification priorities are current.
Sign up for UNL Alert at
http://emergency.unl.edu/unlalert
Sign up for UNK Alert at
http://www.unk.edu/offices/emergency_management/unk_alert.php
Note for UNK Staff: UNK Alert uses the information you provide in FireFly. Employees may opt-in for text messages in Firefly Employee Self Service by the following path:
About Me (Personal Information)->Addresses->Permanent->Edit (pencil icon)->Enter telephone number in first blank field->Select Phone Type by finding “TEXT” in the drop down list.
UNL Preparedness has created a series of “Really Obvious Preparedness Facts” videos. Check out their “UNL Alert” video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DPS-u2Bbus