Written by: Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle (TNS) – As a cloud of toxic darkness hovered above, spokeswoman Alice Richardson was asked if the Intercontinental Terminals Co. would apologize to all of the residents of Deer Park for the petrochemical fire … read more

Written by: Joseph Pangaro, CPM Getting the right mindset is critical if we are to survive a violent event. Taking advantage of the technology and equipment that is available to us is just as critical, and it’s something that can’t … read more

 Written by: Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Port, April 22, 2019 (TNS) — Elizabeth McCord huddled dozens of fourth-graders under tables in a corner of her darkened Broomfield, Colo., classroom. The students, 9 and 10 years old, knew to stay quiet … read more

Written by Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org / March 20, 2018 (TNS) — After a teenage gunman killed 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school last month, schools across the country were hit by a wave of copycat threats. In Colorado, … read more

Florida Spent $69M on Mental Health After Parkland, but Didn’t Mention PTSD, Suicide Written by: Elizabeth Koh, Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau, March 27, 2019  (TNS) – When lawmakers gave more than $69 million in mental health to school … read more

Written by: Rachel Bluth The last time heroin landed Marissa Angerer in a Midland, Texas, emergency room — naked and unconscious — was May 2016. But that wasn’t her first drug-related interaction with the health system. Doctors had treated her … read more

Written by: Amy Rock, Senior Editor with Campus Safety Teachers at an Indiana elementary school say they were repeatedly shot with airsoft guns during an active shooter training drill conducted by a local sheriff’s office, leaving them with welts and … read more

  Written by: Amy Rock, Campus Safety Senior Editor Los Angeles County has more than 1,300 gangs with over 150,000 members. In the city of Los Angeles alone, there are an estimated 450 active gangs with a combined membership of … read more

  Written by: Megan Jones, The Beacon-News, Aurora IL (TNS) – Aurora, Ill., police released audio of the 911 calls and emergency dispatch made during the Feb. 15 Aurora warehouse shooting at Henry Pratt Co. that left five employees dead. … read more

  Back in September of 2012 we first shared the City of Houston’s video: Run. Hide. Fight. Since then the video has been viewed more than 7.5 million times and has inspired several other great response videos. This month we … read more