The number of school shooter incidents is rising every year. Local law enforcement and school officials are considering new and innovative approaches to grapple with these serious events. One approach they are trying is to store weaponry inside the school campus for protection. It sounds great in theory, but you must consider many factors before Read more about Should School Resource Officers Have Rifles Stored on Campus?[…]
Let’s say we took a look at your standard emergency action plan. We flip through it and look for the different types of emergencies one tends to find in an EAP. For sure, we’ll find fire and earthquake. There should be an active shooter plan in there now. You probably have a newly updated Read more about The Next Emergency Threat– Nuclear Bombs[…]
It is tragic whenever a horrifying disaster occurs, such as the train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. As safety professionals, we are in the business of protecting people from hazards. It is particularly galling when we see supposed safety experts make critical errors. These mistakes can have a drastic impact on local Read more about How The East Palestine Train Derailment Has Gone Wrong[…]
California is preparing to enact a new law to help safeguard school sites from students intending to commit homicidal violence. The Legislature passed SB 906 last year, and Gov. Newsom signed it into law in July 2022. This new law would require 6th through 12th-grade school officials to report any students who make homicidal Read more about SB 906 And Its Potential Impact On Schools[…]
The Storm of the Century If you’re like me, you were inundated with news of Hurricane Ian tearing through Florida last week. After devastating Puerto Rico and Cuba, Ian jumped to a Category 5 hurricane, with gale-force 155 mile-per-hour winds and double-digit feet of storm surge as it barreled down on the southwest coast of Read more about A reminder from Hurricane Ian—How is your emergency water looking?[…]
Active shooter events are, by nature, loud, violent, and traumatic experiences. It makes sense then that some trainers look to duplicate that in their active shooter drills. They believe that making the training more “real” will better prepare participants for the actual event. Often, these drills feature multiple “gunmen” and are unannounced. The shooters will Read more about Don’t ever do this during an active shooter drill[…]