Severe Weather Warning or Crisis Alert
Lynchburg College has installed three outdoor warning siren/public address units on campus, and they became operational in January of 2008.
In the event of an emergency which urgently threatens the safety of persons outdoors, the College may sound the sirens. The siren tones are designed to be quite loud and distinct, and the sound will carry throughout the campus and should be easily heard by those outdoors on campus.
These siren/public address units are designed to be heard OUTDOORS ONLY. While some personnel on campus may be able to hear the sirens indoors, that was not the primary intention. The pre-recorded and live public address announcements that will follow the siren tones are prone to echoing among the buildings on campus and how well you will be able to understand the messages will depend on your location. All possible adjustments have been made to the system to improve the intelligibility of the voice messages, and we are aware that in some areas of campus the messages can be very difficult to understand.
For information about the pre-programmed messages and the proper protocol, please visit: http://www.lynchburg.edu/alertsystem.
