Crime & Safety

Alarm Sirens To Sound At Stanford University Thursday Midday

The university will conduct a test of its campus AlertSU system, which will be heard for about 30 seconds on Thursday at noon.

PALO ALTO, CA -- Don't be alarmed if you're on campus at Stanford University at noon Thursday. The university is conducting a test of its AlertSU system, the Palo Alto Police Department indicated.

The test includes activating the outdoor warning system that can be heard throughout the campus. The audible is so loud, people in other parts of the cities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Los Altos.

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