By Jamon Smith, Tuscaloosa News
The muddled chatter coming from the small radio strapped to a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s hip ceased for a moment as a message — clear and precise — replaced it.
‘Shots fired! Shots fired!’ a voice on the radio repeated.
The deputy, wearing a bullet-proof vest under his shirt and a hard, [...]

Press Release from marketwire.com
AlliedBarton offers their top ten most popular Security Awareness Tips as podcasts at the company’s Security Resource Center at AlliedBarton.com and on iTunes. A “listen now” icon is adjacent to the PDF article link at the end of the tip.
Active Shooter Emergency Planning – The threat of an active shooter is [...]

By Jonathan Hunley, InsideNova.com
After a shooter started firing in a building at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge campus last week, police rushed in to try to stop the violence.
That, in and of itself, doesn’t seem like news. Seems like what they’re supposed to do.
Thing is, though, years ago, the response would have been somewhat different.
Officers [...]

By Contact Lindsey Meaux, lsureveille.com
On April 16, 2007, the single-most deadly shooting in the U.S. occurred on the Virginia Tech campus, leaving 27 students, five professors and the shooter dead.
More than two years later, LSU and several other universities have been assembling response plans officials hope they never have to use.
Active shootings typically last for [...]

By Greg Kowalski, HometownLife.com
Two gunmen burst into a classroom at Andover High School shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday and shot several students before they were brought down by a rain of bullets fired by Bloomfield Township police.
But it could have been worse. Much, much worse.
It could have been real.
Instead, what staff, students, public safety officers [...]

from ASIS International
October 28th & 29th, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
Program #: 999
Sadly, the tragic news of late has pointed out that no business sector or work environment is immune to the possibility of an active shooter incident. They have taken place in workplaces, college/university settings, shopping malls, places of worship, and government buildings. Workplace violence [...]

By Jessica Cuffman, The Marion Star
It was one of the worst scenarios law enforcement officers could imagine.
At least one shooter was loose in the halls of Harding High School, and little was known except that he had a gun and he was using it.
Four officers from different agencies arrived, and worked out a plan to [...]

Press Release from ExpertClick.com
School shootings, church shootings, road rage, bullying, workplace rage, shopping mall and health club shootings. Have we completely forgotten how to deal with life’s setbacks in a civilized manner? We live in a very challenging time. We’re targets for terrorists, for frustrated and angry students and co-workers, for embittered spouses, enraged drivers, [...]

from ASIS International
Date: August 19, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:30 pm, Eastern U.S.
About the program: Although uncommon, crisis events do occur in the workplace and in academic settings. Get an overview of strategies for reducing the risk of a crisis event and in-depth guidance on what to do if lightning does strike. Topics include indicators [...]