Download the UNO Alert App
- published: 2024/11/11
- contact: Austin Brake - Department of Emergency Management, Police and Public Safety
- email: emergencymgmt@unomaha.edu
Access personal safety resources from the palm of your hand with the new UNO Alert mobile app! This app is an optional feature of UNO’s new emergency alert notification system. Downloading the app is not required to receive UNO Alert notifications. UNO Alert is available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Check out some of the app's features below.
Emergency Contacts
With the tap of a button, connect with 911, 988, UNO Police & Public Safety, or the Omaha Police Department (for non-emergencies).
Support Resources
Access to the most common support resources available to help ensure a welcoming and safe experience at UNO.
Friend Walk
Users can send their location in real-time to a friend so they can watch as they walk to a destination. As friends watch, they can trigger a call to emergency services if necessary. Here's how the safety feature works:
- Open the app and select "Friend Walk."
- At the bottom of the mobile webpage, select "Start Friend Walk" and pick a contact to send the user's location.
- The contact will receive the message with a link. When they click it, they'll be taken to a map with the user's location, and the user will be connected to them. To cancel a request, simply return to the main menu.
- Pick a destination and start moving.
- If in a panic situation, hit the button to notify the friend and start an emergency call.
- If the user or their contact disconnects, it will end the walk and offer the option to make an emergency call Oust in case).
- When the user reaches the destination, finish the trip, and disconnect.
Connect with the Police and Public Safety Department (UNPPSD)
Learn how to report an emergency and non-emergency incident, when to call and what to say. Connect with, like, and follow UNPPSD on social media!
Emergency Procedures
Access the emergency preparedness guide designed to assist during many emergencies, such as fire, hazmat/chemical spill, bad weather, bomb threats, medical emergencies, and more!
Safety Toolbox
Use this feature to update emergency alert notification preferences, send an I'm OK" alert to a recipient of the user's choosing in an emergency situation, and share the app with someone else – like a parent or guardian.
Campus Maps
Get a snapshot of the UNO Campus with access to building and parking maps, shuttle trackers, and more to help find a location and understand exit options in case of an emergency.
Weather
Get Omaha’s current weather conditions from the National Weather Service.
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