It was a horrific weekend in California, with no less than three separate active shooter incidents across three days. The first shooting struck the predominantly Asian-American community of Monterey Park as they celebrated the Lunar New Year last Saturday. Eleven people were killed and nine more injured when a 72-year-old gunman opened fire in a Read more about Lunar New Year Mass Shooting[…]
It is easy to fall in love with new technology. A fancy gadget might provide some new capability you have never had before. An upgraded app or model could allow you to work faster. And sometimes, it just comes down to having something new and fascinating to play with. The thing is, though, these new Read more about Old technology is the key to increasing cover against active shooters[…]
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[…]
Dealing with an active shooter event feels undeniably horrifying. Knowing that a student is out there all alone creates an overwhelming sense of darkness descending. As bad as that is, emergency responders, administrators, and risk managers must be prepared to teach, train, and deal with this scenario. Active shooter events are, by their nature, extremely Read more about Active Shooters – How to deal with stranded students[…]
Join us as we discuss snowflakes and mass shootings at length on The Risk Control Show I don’t know whether to love or hate social media? One thing is for sure, I am certainly not in the middle on the issue. On the personal side, I have never really dove into social media because the Read more about Social media, feelings, snowflakes and mass shootings[…]
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