On Sunday, Oct. 17, there will be brief bursts of loud sounds as the speakers are tuned and calibrated, along with reassuring messages that there is no real emergency.
Testing is expected to take place from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Placards will be placed around campus on Sunday indicating the test is occurring.
The audible alert network complies with a federal law requiring immediate notice of an imminent threat. Public universities across the country, and most CSU campuses, are installing such systems to comply with the congressional mandate.
The new system supplements Humboldt State’s dedicated emergency alert Web page, cell phone text messaging, announcements on KHSU-FM 90.5, updates at 707/826-INFO and emergency alert sandwich boards set up temporarily at various points around campus.