Items Tagged with 'emergency response tool'

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Penn State Tabletop Exercise Addresses Emergency Response to Opioid Crisis

October 16, 2019

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education, in collaboration with Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Homeland Security Programs, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), held a tabletop exercise that addressed first-responder and whole-community response and resilience to the ongoing opioid crisis.

DHS Releases Mass Notification Recommendations

November 27, 2018

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After the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is recommending changes to the nation’s emergency alert system.

Looking Back at Boston: Responding to Multiple Threats with Mobile Command Solutions

David R. Powers

May 13, 2014

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One year after the events in Boston, it is important that our nation’s law enforcement and homeland security leaders take a hard look at the lessons learned from that day and make some needed changes.

Amplifies Speakers for Better Sound Distribution

April 10, 2013

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In challenging applications such as large-scale buildings and areas with high ambient-noise levels, this addressable fire alarm and emergency voice system has the high power to meet intelligibility requirements without the need for additional speaker wire routed to a main unit.

Whitepaper: Assessing Emergency Response Times on Campus

Josh Sookman

December 5, 2012

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This whitepaper from Guardly Safe Campus compares the swiftness of incident response efforts by university campus security between new smartphone applications and existing methods of reporting.

Tried a US-wide Emergency Alert Test

First Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Hits Glitches

Some Failed to Air Test at all

November 14, 2011

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A nationwide emergency alert test last week proved less than perfect with a number of technology and local coordination mistakes.

Enhance Emergency Management

March 21, 2011

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NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations is a web-based technology that is used by universities, stadiums, hospitals, manufacturing facilities and malls to give first responders information in emergency situations.

Conducting a Workplace Violence Threat Analysis and Developing a Response Plan

There are few situations a security professional will face that is more serious than a potential workplace violence threat. Every security professional knows and understands that all employers have a legal, ethical and moral duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to threats of violence in their workplace.

From extreme weather to cyberattacks to workplace violence, every organization will experience at least one, if not multiple, critical events per year. And in today’s interconnected digital and physical world, the cascading safety, brand, and revenue impacts of critical events are more severe.

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Effective Security Management, 6th Edition

Effective Security Management, 5e, teaches practicing security professionals how to build their careers by mastering the fundamentals of good management. Charles Sennewald brings a time-tested blend of common sense, wisdom, and humor to this bestselling introduction to workplace dynamics.

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Security Magazine

2019 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2019 Guarding Report, featuring David Komendat, Boeing CSO, and many other public safety leaders to discuss threats and solutions for 2020 and security officer training. Also, we highlight Hector Rodriguez, Director of Public Safety and Security at Marymount California University, CCPA regulations, NIST standards, VMS and much more.

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