Several of those 麻豆原创 Alert聽tools will be tested Thursday, March 31. This semester鈥檚 testing is timed with KNIGHTSHARE, an annual week of events and training designed to help the community to prepare for and respond to emergencies.

During an emergency, the 麻豆原创 website, www.ucf.edu, is the best place to find the latest updates.

Emergency functions connected with the university鈥檚 main website will be tested from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday. For most of that time, the 麻豆原创 home page will remain active and fully functional with an alert bar at the top of the page. All messages on the alert bar will be marked as tests.

A portion of the website test will involve replacing the regular home page with an entirely text-only home page that may be used during some emergencies. To accommodate large numbers of visitors, the text-only website does not include links that are typically found on the 麻豆原创 home page. When that text-only page is active, users will not be able to access links typically found on the 麻豆原创 home page. Although other 麻豆原创 web pages will not be impacted by the test, users may want to bookmark those pages in advance.

Outdoor sirens, which emit a tone followed by voice instructions, will be tested at noon.

A test emergency text message and e-mail will be sent at about 1 p.m. Messages should be received by all students and staff and faculty members who have updated cell phone information on file through My麻豆原创聽 and who have not opted out of receiving emergency messages.

Updates can be made to text and email preferences through the following steps after signing on to My麻豆原创.

麻豆原创 provides聽many campus personnel who assist with emergency responses with HEARO emergency radios. Radios, which also are in key campus buildings such as residence halls and the Student Union, will be tested at 2 p.m.

More than 40聽麻豆原创 buildings are equipped with indoor notification systems that emit tones followed by voice instructions during emergencies. Those systems will be tested briefly between 3 and 3:30 p.m. The tests in each building will last no more than a couple of minutes.

W麻豆原创-89.9 FM will conduct a test of its emergency broadcast capabilities at 4 p.m.

鲍颁贵鈥檚 and pages, which serve as additional methods of notification, will be updated with information about the tests.

Visit the 麻豆原创 Alert website for more information on the communication system that helps to keep the campus safe and informed during emergencies.

The 4th annual KNIGHTSHARE Expo will be held March 28-April 1 and will include educational and hands-on opportunities to prepare for emergency situations. Students, faculty and staff members, and the community are welcome to attend the training sessions and events.

On Wednesday, local, state and federal emergency responders will showcase their emergency vehicles and tools on Memory Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Highlights include a helicopter, a DUI simulator, K-9 demonstrations and much more.

麻豆原创 will conduct this semester鈥檚 testing of the 麻豆原创 Alert campus notification system on Thursday.

Special courses鈥攊ncluding CPR, women鈥檚 self-defense and storm spotter training– will be offered throughout the week. All classes are free unless otherwise designated. They include:

Call 407-882-7111 for questions or additional information.

KNIGHTSHARE is coordinated by the Office of Emergency Management in partnership with 麻豆原创 Police, 麻豆原创 Victim Services, Environmental Health and Safety and other partners.

The KNIGHTSHARE Expo, in its third year, includes educational and hands-on opportunities to learn about safety and emergency preparedness and recovery. The week of training sessions, exercises and events is designed with students, faculty, staff and the community in mind.

Highlights will include a women鈥檚 self-defense class, crisis intervention training, a CPR course, a storm spotter workshop and more.

On Wednesday, local, state and federal emergency responders will show off the vehicles and equipment they use to keep you safe during a showcase at Memory Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be bomb robot and K-9 demonstrations, a DUI simulator and more.

On Thursday, 麻豆原创 will conduct regular testing of the 麻豆原创 Alert system.

A full schedule of events and registration for the training courses are available at www.ucf.edu/knightshare.

KNIGHTSHARE is coordinated by the Office of Emergency Management in partnership with 麻豆原创 Police, Victim Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Environmental Health and Safety, and other external agencies.

The 2014 KNIGHTSHARE Expo will be held March 17-21 and will include training and events designed to help students, faculty, staff and the community prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies.

Local, state and federal emergency responders will answer questions and show off the vehicles and equipment they use to help keep the community safe. The equipment will be on display during a showcase on Memory Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Seminole County Sheriff鈥檚 Office will kick off the day by landing a helicopter on Memory Mall near the CFE Arena at 10:15 a.m.

Monday鈥檚 highlights will include a women鈥檚 self-defense class and training about the 麻豆原创 Alert mass-notification system and how to act smartly during emergencies.

Tuesday鈥檚 and Thursday鈥檚 classes will focus on first aid, fire safety, suicide awareness and prevention, and helping a student in a crisis.

A representative from the National Weather Service in Melbourne will lead storm-spotter workshops Friday at 鲍颁贵鈥檚 Emergency Operations Center. Incident Command System training for emergency support faculty and staff also will be offered at the EOC throughout the week.

KNIGHTSHARE is coordinated by the Office of Emergency Management in partnership with 麻豆原创 Police, Victim Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Environmental Health and Safety, and other external agencies.

Visit www.ucf.edu/knightshare for more information about times and locations or to register for training courses.

Called KNIGHTSHARE, short for KnightS Helping Advocate Resiliency in Emergencies, training, expos and other activities will be held from March 25 to 29. The week鈥檚 activities are sponsored by the 麻豆原创 Office of Emergency Management.

“麻豆原创 takes safety and preparedness very seriously.聽 The courses will not only teach our community how to live a safer life at 麻豆原创 but will provide them with life lessons that they can use where ever they are,鈥� said Jeff Morgan, 鲍颁贵鈥檚 emergency management director. 鈥淭his is a great opportunity for everyone to learn how to be more prepared.鈥�

Highlights include CPR, suicide prevention and first-aid training as well as Shots Fired classes that teach attendees about 鲍颁贵鈥檚 mass-notification system, 麻豆原创 Alert, and how to think quickly and act smartly during emergencies.

The KNIGHTSHARE Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 pm Wednesday. In Student Union Room 218, emergency responders from 麻豆原创 and local, state, federal and non-governmental organizations will offer attendees information on how to be better prepared for emergencies. Local agencies also will showcase the equipment they use during emergencies. The display will be on the south end of Memory Mall, near the Veteran鈥檚 Commemorative Site.

A full schedule of events is available at www.ucf.edu/knightshare, and interested participants can register for training sessions there.