The UWSA Emergency Alert System provides employees with real-time communications about emergencies to enable employees to take immediate action to remain safe during emergencies such as building evacuations, active shooter situations, severe weather warnings, etc.
The UWSA Emergency Alert System will also be used for fire and tornado drills so we can test the system.
The UWSA Emergency Alert System will focus text messages toward employee mobile phone numbers entered into their Human Resources System (HRS) profile on the MyUW portal. Therefore, we need everyone to make sure their mobile information is accurate.
Directions:
- Log into MyUW portal
- Click the Personal Information tile and click ‘Update My Personal Information’
- Select “Contact Details”
- If your mobile phone is already listed, ensure “Mobile” is selected as the type.
- If your mobile phone is not listed, click the plus sign under “Phone” and enter your mobile number and select “Mobile” as the type.
NOTE: For the emergency alert system to work, the ‘type’ must be selected as “Mobile.” Selecting the Mobile number as Preferred is not necessary for the emergency alert system to work.
