On February 8, the University will conduct a test of its Civil Defense and fire alarm systems. Civil defense sirens emit a long, wavering, intermittent blast, most frequently for tornado alerts.
Sirens are inside and outside buildings.
Fire alarms are activated from building pull stations and produce a steady ringing sound. If there is a danger of severe weather at the time of the scheduled test, the test will be rescheduled. FM advises everyone to stay off the lake and ponds on campus. Bodies of water sometimes look frozen when in reality the ice is thin and someone could fall through. On Wednesday, January 27, a heating coil that supplies air for the Science building failed.