How often do you hear about violence in the workplace or schools? Too often is the answer. No matter how distasteful this behavior is, we have to recognize that it’s become a part of our modern society, and we need to be prepared for it. There are a few ways that we can be ready…
Sandy Hook. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Stoneman Douglas High School. These names are seared into our subconsciousness. They were supposed to be places of learning, friendship, and fun, not settings for darkness and death. But, tragically, such incidents have become all too common. Hardly a week goes by when the news doesn’t carry a report of…
Mass shootings seem to happen all too often in the United States.Horrifying images flood the new stations. Still photos of people experiencing their worst nightmare in real time. The rest of the world watches in anguish as each act of violence seems to get closer and closer to home. Have you ever paused to think…
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to pass legislation that protects school children against violence. One such case is Alyssa’s Law. This law aims to protect students by requiring schools to put in panic buttons to send silent alerts to law enforcement agencies. The silent alarm directly links to law enforcement, allowing first responders to get…
Real Time Alert Solutions are a necessity in this day and age. It seems there is a new tragedy on a weekly basis that targets schools, churches, and places of business. All these are places where a large number of people gather regularly. As a business owner, or leader of an organization it is important…
In today’s world, you can never be too serious about security threats. Ignoring them is a surefire way to allow an attack to occur. If you hear someone talking about future terroristic threats – a bomb threat, or shooting, or if you hear someone talk about bringing a weapon to a specific place, you cannot…
One of the most incomprehensible places for an active shooter incident to occur is in a church or a place of worship. Congregants gather for times of prayer, worship, and shared testimony and do so with the assumption they’ll be safe in such a sacred place. Unfortunately, however, we’ve seen that is not always the…
What is Alert-Com and why should I use it? Imagine, your organization is running smoothly. Work is getting accomplished and goals are being met. The culture you set for your employees is in full swing and doing big things. Imagine now that an unexpected crisis unfolds. In this scenario it becomes chaos. Minutes ago everything…
When asking where most active shooter incidents occur we also have to ask ourselves, how long? How long does it take to cause destruction? The answer is, not long at all. Lives can change in a matter of minutes. According to the “Study of Active Shooter Incidents, 2000-2013,” of 63 incidents, 44 ended within 5…
We know that knowledge is a valuable safety tool, and it’s why we’re going to dispel some active shooter myths here