UWF earns StormReady re-certification

Representatives from the National Weather Service and the Escambia County Department of Emergency Management recently inspected the University’s emergency notification systems, called ArgoAlert. ArgoAlert is used to distribute emergency notifications to faculty, staff, students and others on campus in the event of potentially damaging severe weather.

Findings from the inspection show that UWF has more notification methods now than when the University was first awarded the StormReady designation in 1999. UWF was one of the first education institutions in the United States to receive the designation of a StormReady university.

StormReady is a nationwide preparedness program started in 1999 by the National Weather Service to help arm America’s universities and communities with the communication and safety skills needed to save lives and property, both before and during a severe weather event.

For more information about UWF’s StormReady designation, contact Peter Robinson, director of environmental health and safety, at probinso@uwf.edu.