Reminder: Mass Notification Systems Test will take place tomorrow, 04 April 2012; 1230hrs.

Please read and disseminate to ALL – additionally request distribution to family members residing on FLW:

At 1230hrs on 04 April 2012, the Fort Leonard Wood Installation / Emergency Operation Center (IOC/EOC) will be conducting a monthly test of the Mass Notification Systems. This will include the Desk Top Alert (message that pops up on all up and running computer screens connected to the FLW LAN), Desk top Alert email & SMS text message if user has it established; the Communicator (telephonic notification of an event to selected individuals), the Cable Override System (scrolls across Cable America stations), and the outdoor Sirens & in-building public address systems (Public Address, Severe Weather Test, Attack Test, and All Clear Test) on the installation.

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Outdoor (& newly constructed indoor buildings) Siren Systems and What the Tones Mean:

Actual Emergency:

Severe Weather: (Male Voice) 60 sec steady tone followed by: "MAY I HAVE YO UR ATTENTION? THIS IS A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING. TAKE REQUIRED ACTIONS AND TUNE INTO LOCAL RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATE". This sequence to be repeated three times.

Attack: (Male Voice) 60 sec Pulsed Wail Tone. Followed by: "YOUR ATTENTION, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. TAKE SHELTER IN A FACILITY". This sequence to be repeated three times.

All Clear: (Male Voice) 7 cycles of Westminster Chime followed by: "MAY I H AVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE? ALL CLEAR, THE EMERGENCY HAS ENDED". This sequence to be repeated three times.

System Tests:

Severe Weather Test: (Female Voice) "THIS IS A TEST. IN EVENT OF A SEVERE WEATHER YOU WILL HEAR THIS SOUND" followed by 60 sec. of steady tone. This sequence to be repeated three (3) times.

Attack Test: (Female Voice) "THIS IS A TEST. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY YOU WILL HEAR THIS SOUND" followed by 60 sec. of Pulsed Wail tone. This sequence to be repeated three (3) times.

All Clear Test: (Female Voice) "THIS IS A TEST. THE FOLLOWING SOUND IS FOR ALL CLEAR" followed by seven (7) cycles of Westminster Chime tone. This sequence to be repeated three (3) times.

Public Address (Giant Voice – delivered through outdoor speakers/sirens) Test Message:

Start Message: THIS IS A TEST OF THE FORT LEONARD WOOD EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY YOU WOULD BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW. THIS ONLY A TEST.

End Message: THIS CONCLUDES THE TEST OF THE FORT LEONARD WOOD EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.

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Fort Leonard Wood conducts Mass Notification Systems tests on the first Wednesday of the month at 1230, in conjunction with the State of Missouri tests, unless inclimate weather is projected and then the test is moved to the next duty day.

Additional information regarding sirens: Outdoor siren systems are specifically designed to warn individuals who are outside to get inside immediately and seek shelter. They are not designed to be heard inside homes, though they often are – depending on how far from the pole a house is.