Emergency Management

Before the Shots: Preparing for an Active Killer Incident

Before the Shots: Preparing for an Active Killer Incident

Stephen Lopez the Chief of Police for the New Mexico State University system discusses how Active Killer incidents have evolved beyond active shooter to include many more threats including knives, vehicles, fires, explosives and more. This Action Plan prepares you and your responders to train for and handle complex, multi-hazard incidents.

Threat Assessments – Preventing Targeted Acts of Violence

Threat Assessments – Preventing Targeted Acts of Violence

In this Action Plan Gary L. Sigrist, Jr., the CEO and President of SafeGuard Risk talks about threat Assessment as a process of evaluating a threat and the circumstances around it to uncover facts to indicate whether the threat is likely to be carried out and then what should be done about it. Evidence-based threat assessment is derived from the U.S. Secret Service research, The Safe School Initiative, FBI research and Student Development.

New Perspectives on Active Shooter Training

New Perspectives on Active Shooter Training

This presentation led by Lieutenant/Commander John Weinstein discusses communications plans, preparing for non-shooting active incidents, command staff responsibilities, rescue task force operations and media response. It also discusses new challenges and objectives for first responders to deal with incidents such as the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India; Beslan, Russia, and Paris, France.

Severe Weather Protection – 3 Pillars of an Effective Weather Safety Policy

Severe Weather Protection – 3 Pillars of an Effective Weather Safety Policy

Meteorologist, Steve Prinzivalli will help you learn about severe weather challenges and developing a policy to protect your school or campus. He will discuss the science behind severe weather events, how to develop and effective weather safety policy and explores weather safety technologies and the key features you need.

Utilizing Social Media for Event Safety- The Decision Making Process

Utilizing Social Media for Event Safety- The Decision Making Process

Boston Police Department Superintendent-in-Chief Chief Daniel Linskey discusses best practices for managing large-scale event safety. He will give an overview of what systems should be in place before a crisis, with a particular focus on the utilization of social media.

Threat Assessments: Developing Teams to Plan, Prevent and Protect

Threat Assessments: Developing Teams to Plan, Prevent and Protect

Gary L. Sigrist, Jr., the CEO and President of SafeGuard Risk Solutions discusses how Threat Assessment Teams can be used. Topics Include how to identify behaviors indicating a person might be on a path. Analyze the behaviors to determine the seriousness of the threat and develop safety plans to protect the students and staff of the school.

How To Empower Students and Staff to Take Ownership of Safety

How To Empower Students and Staff to Take Ownership of Safety

Anne Yatchs a former Intelligence Analyst and now a Personal Safety Expert, will share her timely insights on how to provide highly-relevant safety content that resonates with teens and young adults, empower your students and faculty to take ownership of their safety, minimize the burden of training and time constraints, support the mission of your institution by promoting the development of critical “life skills” and enhance your school’s brand and reputation.

Metal Detectors: Are They Right for Your District?

Metal Detectors: Are They Right for Your District?

Alan Walters the Executive Director of Safety & Risk Management at Georgetown County School District will explore the pros and cons of installing metal detectors in your school district.

Disaster! How School Districts Can Prepare for the Worst Through Collaboration and Community Partnerships

Disaster! How School Districts Can Prepare for the Worst Through Collaboration and Community Partnerships

Alan Walters the Director of Safety and Risk Management for the Georgetown County School District walks participants through his personal experiences of a rare ice storm, a 1,000-year flood and Hurricane Matthew in a less than three years. Participants will learn how each incident helped GCSD become better prepared to deal with the next weather event.

Lockdown: How to Effectively Mix Training Technology and Policies for a Safe Campus

Lockdown: How to Effectively Mix Training Technology and Policies for a Safe Campus

Robin Hattersley the Executive Editor of Campus Safety Magazine moderates a panel discussion that covers the technologies currently available, ADA and NFPA compliance, training, policies and procedures, as well as the responses that work best for each.