UMB Alerts is the system used by the Emergency Management Team at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to notify the campus community about emergencies and weather-related closings. In the unlikely event of an active assailant, a notification will be sent immediately via UMB Alerts.

Learn more and update your information to ensure you receive emergency, life-saving information at your fingertips. 

UMB offers training and resources to ensure our community is able to prepare for and respond to an active assailant.

• Blackboard Online Training (UMB log-in required. After logging in, click "+Enroll" in the left-hand navigation bar.)
  • UMB Online Active Assailant Preparedness Training
  • UMB CRASE Training
• UMB Door Locks Project
• Run, Hide Fight (2-minute video)
• Stop the Bleed
• Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)
• Other training (e.g. CPR, AED)

More information is available about active assailant response:

• UMB Emergency Reference Guide: Active Shooter
• UMB Active Assailant Door Locks
• UMB Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment (BETA)
• "Attacks in Crowded and Public Spaces" - Ready
• "Active Shooter: How to Respond" - U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The following videos also provide important information about active assailant response:

• "Responding to an Active Shooter" - University of Maryland (College Park) Police Department
• "Just Another Day: How to Survive an Active Shooter Event on Campus" - Towson University
• "Run. Hide. Fight. Surviving an Active Shooter Event" - City of Houston