Articles Tagged with ''active shooter''

Are Your Security Systems Interoperable?

February 28, 2020

Twenty-three years ago, when I worked with the Federal Protective Service policing federal facilities where security contract oversight was key, the General Services Administration and U.S. Justice Department designed systems that complimented each other to provide concentric layers of protection against unlawful entry and other threats.

How Mass Notification Tools Can Help Improve Workplace Safety

Pat Scheckel

February 28, 2020

While many workplaces have certain safety measures in place, many lack a cohesive system for alerting and managing situations.

National Teachers Unions Want to End Active Shooter Drills in Schools

February 14, 2020

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (Everytown), the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association are calling for an end to active shooter drills in schools.

Four Reasons Why Your Active Shooter Plan Should Include Security Entrances

JC Powell

February 11, 2020

The Mass Shooting Tracker reported that in 2019 there were 374 mass shootings in the U.S. Given this reality, it is essential to take all possible steps to protect your employees and visitors from harm. It should be a core requirement of every organization’s security plan to give serious consideration to how they will thwart an active shooter. Putting a security plan in place to guard against on-site violence begins at the perimeter, and security entrances are a strong first line of defense against the threat of an active shooter.

Protecting Your Global Workforce With Modern Threat Monitoring Systems

Brett Andrew

December 18, 2019

How can you protect your organization and employees with a fully integrated threat monitoring system and help fulfill your duty of care obligations and keep your employees safe?

The 2019 Security Letter: Key Insights and Takeaways

What this year’s letter tells us about the top firms and the security guard industry as a whole.

Tim Lozier

December 10, 2019

For the last two decades, the Security Letter has been a benchmark document that puts the security guard industry into perspective. Each year Robert McCrie compiles data from the top security guard firms and produces what is called “the list” detailing the top 20-25 firms in the country. This year, Robert McCrie, Keith Oringer of Security ProAdvisors and Jeff DiDomenico of Trackforce Valiant made the list come to life – a great way for all of us in the business to see what’s new and different from last year to this year.

Contracted vs. In-House Guarding: No Universal Right Answer

Your security officers: should you in-house or outsource?

Ed Finkel

December 2, 2019

Corporations, universities and other institutions have faced the question of whether to outsource or not to outsource for decades when it comes to physical security and more recently on the cybersecurity side. What is the correct answer to this question?

Cincinnati, Ohio Schools Close to Offer Safety Training

November 27, 2019

Northwest local schools in Cincinnati, Ohio were closed for safety training following a recent fatal shooting that prompted a lockdown at a local high school.

Senators Request $50 Million for Gun Violence Research

November 25, 2019

Multiple U.S. Senators called on leaders of the Appropriations Committee to include $50 million in funding for gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In Response to Mass Shootings, Increased Security Personnel Isn’t Always the Answer

More security officers won’t necessarily save lives if a mass shooting occurs. It takes effective communication to mount an effective response.

Drew Steward

November 21, 2019

People across the nation are on edge. As of September 2019, the U.S. had seen 283 mass shootings since the start of the year.

In today’s higher education environment, where institutions face evolving and multifaceted incidents, safety must be embedded into the fabric of campus culture. Learn strategies for generating collective buy-in from faculty, staff, students and senior leadership.

In this webinar, we will explore how LiDAR‑based detection, AI‑powered analytics and digital twins are transforming the future of perimeter protection with 3D detection, real-time situational awareness and unified operational views.