Written by: GCC The above article shared this month highlights a recent training in North Carolina. This training is focused on the step-by-step guide that the U.S Secret Service released in 2018: ENHANCING SCHOOL SAFETY USING A THREAT ASSESSMENT … read more

  by Jane Wester, The Charlotte Observer / June 25, 2019 (TNS) — The U.S. Secret Service has been working on school-violence prevention since before Columbine, but now a step-by-step guide introduced after the February 2018 high school shooting in … read more

  Written by: Jim McKay Those in emergency management and public safety try to include vulnerable populations in pre-disaster planning to account for their needs and keep them safe during emergencies, including people with disabilities. Unfortunately, this segment of the … read more

  Written by: Linda Hall, The Daily Record, Wooster, OH, Feb 2019 Because the pursuit of school safety doesn’t have a finish line, those responsible for ensuring students’ safety and well-being plan to just keep running the race. Not forgetting … read more

Written by: Jesus Jimenez, The Dallas Morning News, May 20, 2019 (TNS) — Although they’re most common during the spring, tornadoes can happen any time of the year, and anywhere — not just in rural areas. To stay safe during … read more

  Campus Safety Staff/May 29, 2019 As the entry point for a hospital’s response to many types of crisis scenarios, emergency departments must develop disaster preparedness plans that go beyond natural disasters and utility failures to include events such as … read more

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