If You Plan on Requiring Emergency Assistance on the JHU Campus, Please Memorize this List For Your Safety.


Abstract:
I think they're trying to limit liability by posting this. Oh, and the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute alarm continues to go off daily (sometimes multiple times). It's been doing this at least since I started going to school here. Sounds like they need to work a little faster on fixing the problems that they report.

Body:
You know how on every college campus tour, they always mention some sort of blue-light emergency system on campus that has some crazy response time like 30 seconds or less? Well, keep in mind that they might not always work. I read the daily security report a few times a week, and have noticed that over the course of this semester, the list of problems with our system has become increasingly long. I wish I had a listing of all of the phones, so I could find out what percentage of them have problems. Who knows, it may even be 100% by now. Below is the list from today's report:

EMERGENCY PHONE PROBLEMS – Telecommunications has been notified for repairs (parts on order):
• Garland Lot (near Clark Hall) – Out-of-order, does not call to the security office.
• Macaulay/Mergenthaler – does not call to the security office.
• West Gate Garage (upper level east) – does not call to the security office.
• Levering/Garland Plaza – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office, no siren and the flashing beacon not operative.
• Levering/Gilman Plaza – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office.
• Shriver Hall (rear) – flashing beacon not operative during daylight hours.
• MSE Library (north side) – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office and does not transmit the caller’s voice.
• East Gate(MSEL Circle) – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office
• New Chemistry Building (east side) – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office.
• Stony Run Lot – flashing beacon not operative.
• Barn Theater (hillside) – disconnects prematurely after calling the security office and the flashing beacon is not operative.
• Bloomberg Center – no blue night light.
• Hall of Fame Lot – does not transmit the caller’s voice.
• Homewood Apts. (front) – no siren.
• Eastern Campus North Lot – 2 phones without blue lights.
• Eastern Campus West Lot – 3 phones without blue lights.

Posted: Monday - November 22, 2004 at 09:32 AM          

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