To report an emergency, dial 911
The WSU Crisis Communication System
- WSU has added the Crisis Communication System (CCS) as a tool to reach the university community about developing or impending emergency situations.
- This system is provided under contract with the National Notification Network (3N) Corporation. It is hosted off-site at multiple, redundant locations to help guarantee notification capabilities.
- The CCS is a statewide solution to emergency warning and notification and will be available for each of the regional campuses and to research, Extension, and other offices around the state.
Features of the CCS
CCS contacts members of the WSU community via
- Landline and cell phones, using voice and text messaging
- Computers and PDA units, through e-mail and instant messaging.
- The system also has the capability of connecting with pagers and faxes.
WSU e-mail and landline phones are not automatically included into the system and will require registration. Communications devices such as personal cell phones, personal landline phones, and personal (non-WSU) e-mail addresses also require registration to be contacted with emergency warnings and notifications.
Registration for personal communications devices
Requirements- Inclusion of your WSU landline phone, WSU e-mail, personal cell phone number, personal land line phone number, and your non-WSU e-mail address in the WSU ALERT Crisis Communication System is voluntary.
- If you do not register these devices with the system, you will not receive any warning or notifications provided by the system.
Instructions
2. On the COMMUNICATIONS NOTICES page find the section for Emergency Notification
3. Click Register to go to the page where you can enter your personal information.
4. Be sure to read the TERMS OF SERVICE prior to registration. If your cell phone service charges fees for text messages, you are responsible for those charges. WSU will send approximately 12 messages a year to test the system.
The WSU ALERT CCS is offered on a best effort basis. WSU offers no guarantee that it will be able to send voice or text messages during every crisis or emergency or that such messages will be received on your wireless or landline devices.
