Category Archives: Fire Alarm Testing

8/28/23-9/1/23: Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 28th 

  • Gymnastic Practice Facility
  • Coast Range Building
  • Research Way Building

August 29th

  • Crew Facility
  • JL Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Lab
  • Ocean Observing Center

August 30th

  • Magruder Hall
  • Kelley Engineering Center 

August 31st

  • Kelley Engineering Center   

September 1st

  • Kelley Engineering Center 

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

8/21/23-8/25/23: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing, building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 21st

  • Community Hall
  • Cordley Hall
  • Learning Innovation Center
  • Shepard Hall

August 22nd

  • CH2M Hill Alumni Center
  • LaSells Stewart Center
  • University Plaza

August 23rd

  • Crop Science Bldg.
  • Oak Creek Bldg.
  • Western Bldg.

August 24th

  • A.A Red Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory
  • Hinsdale Wave Research Lab
  • Radiation Center
  • Vet Research Lab

August 25th

  • James E Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility
  • Jefferson Street Building
  • Agricultural & Life Sciences Bldg.

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

8/14/23-8/18/23: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

Effective Date(s): August 14th-August 18th, 2023

Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 14th  

  • Beth Ray
  • Cascade Hall
  • Parking Structure

August 15th

  • Kerr Administration/ Kerr B210 Data Room
  • McAlexander Field House

August 16th

  • Goss Stadium
  • Snell Hall/ MU East

August 17th

  • Ballard Extension Hall
  • Bates Hall
  • Hallie Ford

August 18th

  • Gilmore Annex
  • Gilmore Hall
  • Hovland Hall
  • Nash Hall

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

8/7/23-8/11/23: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

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Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

Effective Date(s): August 7th-August 11th, 2023

Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

August 7th

  • Dryden Hall
  • Peavey Forest Science Center
  • Richardson Hall 

August 8th

  • Energy Center
  • Heckert Lodge
  • Reed Lodge

August 9th

  • Kearney Hall
  • Merryfield Hall          
  • Owen Hall

August 10th

  • Reser Stadium East
  • Valley Football Center

August 11th

  • Gill Coliseum
  • Sports Performance Center

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing 7/31-8/4 2023

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Scheduled: Fire Alarm & Sprinkler Testing

Effective Date(s): July 31st-August 4th, 2023

Convergint will be conducting annual fire alarm & sprinkler testing.  Testing will take place in the buildings listed below.  The testing will be brief and include both sounding of alarms and strobes. As part of the testing building occupants may notice occasional beeping coming from the fire panel and horns and strobe lights activating throughout the building.  Signage will be posted on exterior doors while testing is being conducted.

July 31st

  • Gleeson Hall
  • Wiegand Hall
  • Bexell Hall

August 1st

  • Langton Hall
  • Moreland Hall
  • Waldo Hall

August 2nd

  • Covell/Batcheller
  • Dearborn Hall
  • Rogers Hall

August 3rd

  • Gilbert Hall
  • Gilbert Hall Addition
  • Graf Hall

August 4th

  • Linus Pauling
  • Plageman Student Health Center
  • Weniger Hall

For questions or comments on this notice contact, Facilities Services at 541-737-2969.

4/20: Planned Power Outage & Fire Alarm Testing at Cordley Hall West

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As part of the Cordley Hall Renewal project, the building will undergo testing of the standby power, fire alarm and building air sequence systems on Thursday, April 20 from 5 – 9 a.m. Any equipment NOT connected to the standby power system will lose power during this time. 

What do you need to do to prepare for this outage? Please make sure that all computers, printers, copiers, and other electronic devices are turned off prior to Thursday, April 20. If you have an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), also known as a battery back-up, please be sure to turn it off as well.

Other possible impacts include noise from fire alarm tests and minor air flow fluctuations.

For questions or comments, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at (541) 270-0193.

3/27-3/31: Cordley West HVAC Work & Construction Activities During Spring Break

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As part of the Cordley Hall Renewal project, Cordley Hall will be significantly impacted by construction and maintenance work during OSU Spring Break week, March 27 – March 31. Contractors will be working on many of the building’s systems, including the HVAC and fire alarms.

Cordley West HVAC work: impacts include fluctuations in the building’s air flow and exhaust systems. 

Cordley West fire alarm: testing of building fire alarms will occur.

Construction activities on Campus Way: expect to see cranes on Campus Way related to the Cordley East project. Emergency access will be maintained. Pedestrian access will be available on the south side of Campus Way.

The map shows the west wing of Cordley Hall highlighted. An area of crane activity is marked on Campus Way, just south of the east wing of Cordley Hall.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Construction Manager Jason Lundy at (541) 270-0193

9/13/2022: Fire alarming testing scheduled for Graf Hall

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For work related to the Graf Hall renovation and Rogers Hall elevator projects, fire alarm testing is scheduled between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in Graf Hall. Fire alarm testing is expected to last approx. 10 minutes. Alarms in Graf Hall may be heard in other nearby buildings.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.

Graf Hall

9/3/2022: Fire alarm testing scheduled for Rogers Hall

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For work related to the Graf Hall renovation and Rogers Hall elevator projects, fire alarm testing is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Rogers Hall. Fire alarm testing is expected to last approx. 10 minutes. Alarms in Rogers Hall may be heard in other nearby buildings.

For questions or comments on this closure, contact Project Manager David Amundson at 541-737-2760.