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