FirstCall Network, Inc. is an emergency mass notification company that provides ULM with instant notification capabilities during a crisis on campus.
As a member of the ULM community, you are registered with FirstCall through your ULM-issued email account. To best utilize this alert system, we need you to insure Firstcall has your appropriate contact information.
To update your information, you can access FirstCall by using your initial log-in information that was sent to you directly from Firstcall. This information was sent to your university-issued email account (example@tribe.ulm.edu or example@ulm.edu). Please update your information accordingly.
ULM Faculty, Staff and Students will be able to update their contact information at the ULM FirstCall website after receiving their log-in information and instructions.
Also see: FAQ "Updating Your Contact Information"
If you are ready to log-in and update your contact info,
see: ULM FirstCall Registration Site
Your information will only be used for contacting you in the event of an emergency and will not be shared. For additional information, see the news release below.
ULM implements multi-faceted emergency notification system
03/03/08
Today, the University of Louisiana at Monroe is launching yet another security measure: an emergency alert notification system that will send text, voice and e-mail messages to ULM students, faculty and staff during a crisis. The implementation of FirstCall Interactive Network is a statewide initiative funded by the Louisiana Board of Regents and supported by the University of Louisiana System.
ULM President James Cofer said, "Campus security has been a top capital outlay priority at ULM for the past several years; we are always seeking the best technology related to security. With the mass notification capabilities of FirstCall, we're able to add another component to our emergency preparedness."
During an emergency only, FirstCall Interactive Network will notify the ULM community through text and voice messages on cell phones and through e-mail messages. The FirstCall system also allows for text-to-voice features that will send messages to landlines and will compliment ULM's existing electronic signage and the ULM homepage.
Currently, ULM students, faculty and staff are registered to receive FirstCall alerts through their ULM-issued e-mail accounts. To best utilize this new alert system, ULM administrators strongly encourage the ULM community to ensure their contact information is accurate and to enter additional contact information, such as an alternate e-mail address, cell and home phone numbers and a phone number for next of kin.
Beginning this week, FirstCall will e-mail all students, faculty and staff with active ULM email accounts, providing them with information about the system and a temporary password. This will enable them to submit their cell phone and additional contact information on a secure web site.
If you are a member of the ULM community and have questions about FirstCall, e-mail firstcallquestions@ulm.edu
Or visit www.firstcall.net
Additional security measures at ULM:
ULM received a $2 million capital outlay appropriation for a campus security project. ULM plans to use these funds to install additional video surveillance and emergency call boxes, enhanced lighting, electronic controlled access, a mechanical keying system for the entire campus, a campus-wide emergency alert siren, and a backup generator. ULM anticipates completing these improvements by the fall 2009 semester.
ULM adheres to an Emergency Response Plan, implemented at the university more than two years ago with the assistance of an outside security consultant.
