Mass notification systems
Clemson University places emphasis on the capability to communicate quickly and appropriately with Students, Faculty, Staff and Visitors. Below is the suite of communication tools used by Clemson University Public Safety to communicate with campus occupants.
Sirens with voice messages
Three campus-operated sirens sound a tone followed by a voice message to alert people who are outside to potential dangers, including lightning, severe weather, a gunman or other threat. (Tested quarterly)
- Oconee Nuclear Station warning sirens serve a 10-mile zone around the station north of Seneca. When they are activated, do not attempt to immediately evacuate the area. Check CU Safety alerts, alerts.clemson.edu or other notification systems for instructions. For more information on what to do in a nuclear emergency, go to Duke Energy’s emergency preparedness page. (Tested quarterly)
CU Alerts
CU Alert text, email, RSS and Twitter messages notify you about emergencies, potential threats and campus disruptions. You can sign up to receive CU Alert text messages on your mobile device. Alerts are tweeted from https://twitter.com/clemsonsafety. (Tested monthly)
Alertus
Alertus is a mass communication tool that is used to alert people in times of crisis by displaying a message on the screens of computers connected to Clemson’s network. Alertus can be downloaded here: https://ccit.clemson.edu/support/faculty-staff/software/web-downloads/. (Tested monthly)
Clemson home page banner
Important information about emergencies or disruptions will be displayed in a banner on the Clemson.edu home page.
Alerts.clemson.edu
CU Alerts and other messages will be posted on the alerts.clemson.edu page of the website. The most recent messages will be at the top so you can be sure you have the latest information.
- Weather alerts will be posted in color box on the alerts.clemson.edu and CU Safety pages when threatening weather is approaching.
IPAWS
The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a system created by the federal government that allows authorized law enforcement agencies to send text messages to all mobile devices within range of local cell towers, which may include Pickens, Anderson and Oconee counties. The Clemson University Police Department is an authorized user of the service.