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UMB Alerts
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What Are UMB Alerts?
UMB Alerts are emergency messages sent by the UMB Emergency Management Team via:
UMB emails
SMS text messages
(registered cell phones only)
UMB website
Mobile UMB app
Social media (UMB and PoliceUMB)
UMB phones
Scroll down for:
UMB Alert FAQs
Alerts and Features
Other Alert Systems
Update Your Information
All UMB email and phone numbers are automatically enrolled in UMB Alerts.
Add your cellphone number
to receive text message alerts.
While y
ou can opt out of receiving alerts on your personal device, this may lead to a delay in critical safety information.
UMB Affiliates with
UMID
have an affiliate enrollment in UMB Alerts, which
expires when the affiliate account expires or is terminated.
UMB community members can sign up for UMB Alerts or can access their account through the
UMB Alerts: Guests, Visitors, and Affiliates Portal
Manage Your Account
Update your account settings or sign up for alerts.
Faculty, Staff, and Students
Affiliates with UMID
Guests, Visitors, UMMC, BioPark, etc.
UMB Alert FAQs
When Will I Receive a UMB Alert?
UMB Alerts are sent for:
Lifesaving emergency information
Weather-related closures, delays, etc.
Other changes to on-campus operations
For clarification on what closures, delays, liberal leave, and more might mean for UMB employees and students, visit
Guide to Changes in On-Campus Operations
Why Is It Taking So Long to Receive a UMB Alert?
We strive to send quick, accurate information. However, it may take several minutes after an emergency occurs for you to receive a UMB Alert.
UMB Emergency Management, UMB Police and Public Safety, and/or other public safety officials on campus work as quickly as possible to
confirm the information
before sending it out.
This
prevents misinformation and false alerts
, but it also can cause delays while emergency responders rush to the scene to confirm what’s happening.
There’s an Emergency, But I Haven’t Received a UMB Alert Yet. What Should I Do?
In an emergency, do not wait for a UMB Alert before you act!
Here are other ways you can receive emergency information, and what you should do:
Fire Alarm: Evacuate using the nearest marked exit.
Learn more about evacuation plans
Mass Notification Systems: Follow instructions shared through the fire alarm speakers.
Emergency Officials: Follow instructions from police, firefighters, emergency managers, and other emergency officials.
Trust your gut!
If you hear, see, or smell something out of the ordinary, take action.
Take the Preparedness Pro training series to learn how to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
What Are UMB Notifications?
Non-emergency facilities information may be sent as a “UMB Notification.”
This is an email-only message that may include information about building closures, flooding, network outages, and more. While this is important information for our community, it does not rise to the level of an emergency UMB Alert.
For emergency or time-sensitive notifications (including changes to campus operations), a UMB Alert will be sent.
Other FAQs
We've answered other Frequently Asked Questions on
The Elm website
. Click the link below to read “ ‘When Will I Receive a UMB Alert?’ and Other Questions.”
More UMB Alert FAQs
Alerts and Features
Quiet Hours
Silencing UMB Alerts can prevent you from receiving lifesaving information. If you set “quiet hours” on your UMB Alerts profile and an alert is sent during those hours, you will not receive the alert once your quiet hours are over. We do not recommend that you use this feature.
Multiple Ways to Alert You
UMB Alerts will inform you about emergencies through text, phone, and email. Be sure to add UMB Alerts to your contacts.
Text/SMS:
89361
Phone:
410-706-8622
Email:
noreply@everbridge.net
Breakthrough Alerts
Make sure you receive emergency alerts even when your phone notifications are silenced. These lifesaving UMB Alerts are only sent during emergencies and weather-related closings.
How to Sign up
iPhones:
Open Contacts. Select the UMB Alerts contact and tap Edit. Tap Ringtone or Text Tone and turn on Emergency Bypass.
Android:
Go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Do Not Disturb. Under “Allowed during Do Not Disturb,” choose “Calls and Messages” and then “add UMB Alerts contact” as an exception
Other Alert Systems
University of Maryland Medical Center Alerts
Downtown Campus
If you do not have an Everbridge account, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Don’t have an account? Sign up.”
Sign Up for Downtown Campus Alerts
University of Maryland Medical Center Alerts
Midtown Campus
If you do not have an Everbridge account, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Don’t have an account? Sign up.”
Sign Up for Midtown Campus Alerts
Universities at Shady Grove Campus Alerts
The Universities at Shady Grove campus alert system uses Omnilert to instantly notify you during emergencies, providing real-time updates, instructions, and critical information. It also can share important weather, traffic, and other campus alerts.
UMB Parking and Traffic Alerts
You can opt in to receive
traffic and garage text alerts from
UMB Parking and Transportation Services. Alerts are sent between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. These alerts are not sent through UMB Alerts.
To enroll, text “UMBTransport” to 888777.
You will receive two texts, one welcoming you to the service and another identifying that the alerts will be from UMB Parking and Transportation Services.
System Administrators:
Secured Administrative Portal
Contact
Important Phone Numbers
Call 911 to report an emergency.
UMB Police and Public Safety: 410-706-6882
Emergency Announcements: 410-706-8622
Facilities Service Center: 410-706-7570
Environmental Health & Safety: 410-706-7055
Office of the Fire Marshal: 410-706-3494
Student Counseling Center: 410-328-8404
Employee Assistance Program: 855-410-7628
Emergency Plans and Resources
UMB Emergency Operations Plan (2025)
UMB Continuity of Operations Plan (2025)
In the News
Emergency Reference Guide
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