Tag Archive: Campus emergency notification system

Jan
19
2011

Mass notification moving beyond government and schools

By Matt Wickenheiser, Security Director News At last year’s ASIS conference, a hot topic of discussion was making the workplace safe. There was talk about guns in the work environment and how to screen for that. And, said Mike Madden, national sales manager for Gamewell-FCI, there was a “sense of urgency” among large corporate clients …

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Apr
29
2010

Schools ready for crisis

from Pierce County Herald.com In this day and age of mass shootings and terrorism, besides the continuing possibility of natural disasters, Ellsworth school officials are ready to respond. A school crisis plan has been compiled by district administrators and approved by the local school board. The 35-page document is intended to guide officials through the …

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Mar
10
2010

How to Choose a Safe College or University

Press Release from ADT Security Services Despite terrible incidents of violence that have been reported on a few college and university campuses in the U.S. and Canada, most are generally safe places. However, there are many common campus crimes such as theft, robbery, rape and assault that regularly occur. In fact, the U.S. Department of …

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Feb
15
2010

University of Alabama shooting highlights communication problem

By Joseph L. Giacalone, The Klaxon Another tragic university shooting tests another failure of the communication alert system. Are we ever going to get this right? At first glance, the shooting Friday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville does not appear to be the work of a mass murderer, but that of a college …

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Feb
10
2010

Changes to Clery Act impact emergency plans, require drills

By Leischen Stelter, Security Director News New regulations scheduled to take effect this summer will require institutions of higher learning to change the way they develop and publish their emergency plans as well as how they report incidents. New amendments to the Jeanne Clery Act, which were enacted into law in 2008 in the wake …

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