Mass Shootings – Run, Hide, Fight
Mass shootings in the US and elsewhere have skyrocketed in 2015. According to the Guardian, there have been 1052 mass shootings in 1066 days after the Newtown Shooting of December […]
5 Best Practices in Emergency Alerting at Universities/Colleges
It seems that campus shootings and emergencies continue to occur. The US govt has mandated that all educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities put in place emergency notification procedures […]
10 Means to help better Secure our Schools – #2 Control Access at all Points of Entry
Tue Mar 26 16:47:51 EDT 2013 Many schools subscribe to the open door policy. While this is great in a society where children are not kidnapped or sometimes removed from […]
School Explosion and PA Warning System Failure
Very sad story broadcast in the news today. Eric Leighton, an 18 yr old student from a local Ottawa High School died after an explosion in shop class. Four others […]
Emergency Alerting for Public Safety – Top 10 needs – # 5 – Pop-up Alerts
Very often one is working on a desktop or a laptop on 4 or 5 applications with several documents open. Most studies have shown that people ignore fire alarms and […]
5 Best Practices in Emergency Alerting at Universities/Colleges
It seems that campus shootings and emergencies continue to occur. The US govt has mandated that all educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities put in place emergency notification procedures […]
Emergency Alerting for Hotspots over WiFi
Sun Nov 23 16:56:40 EST 2008 Many school districts are asking for emergency alerting solutions to mobile phones and traditional phones. One area they seem to be completely ignoring is […]