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Addressing the School E-Cigarette and Vaping Epidemic

April 30th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by:  Michael Dorn, Guy Grace, and Phuong Nguyen, April 18, 2024 In their initial report, the Marjory-Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) Public Safety Commission specified that school officials at Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) had begun locking student restrooms on the first read more

Do Storm Spotters Enhance Severe Weather Safety?

April 30th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Arielle Breen, The Huron Daily Tribune, Bad Axe, Mich. (TNS) – The National Weather Service Gaylord Office is hosting a training for volunteer severe weather spotters in an effort to better protect people and property during hazardous weather read more

34% of Public High School Teachers Say Their School Had Gun-Related Lockdown Last Year

April 30th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Amy Rock, April 12, 2024 Nearly one in four public school teachers experienced a gun-related lockdown last school year, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Researchers asked K-12 public school teachers about their read more

11 Roles of Unarmed Security Officers in Active Assailant Incidents

April 30th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Stephen Lopez, April 18, 2024 The traditional advice given to unarmed security officers who encounter active killer, active shooter or active assailant incidents has been to get out and let armed officers handle it. Unfortunately, this approach ignores read more

6 Tips for Rookie Campus Crisis Management and Emergency Response Pros

April 30th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Oren Alter I recently attended a conference that included several breakout sessions on various topics, including campus safety. Several of the attendants were new to the field of higher education crisis management and emergency response. Listening to their read more

USGS Makes 700 Cameras Available to Emergency Managers

April 10th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by Jim McKay Emergency managers around the country who may not have the bandwidth or time to check out a flood situation firsthand can access the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS). HIVIS read more

Medical Personnel: Emergency Room Violence Is Getting Worse

April 10th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Jim McKay, April 5, 2024 Dr. Avir Mitra, emergency medicine specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, remembers not being able to sleep one night. Thoughts from the day were especially terrifying as a man with read more

Public Safety Radio Communication Still ‘Problematic’

April 10th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Public Safety Radio Communication Still ‘Problematic’ Written by Emergency Management News Staff, April 4, 2024 Even as FirstNet continues to grow — last July it reported 4.7 million users and 25,000 subscribing agencies — there are still plenty of jurisdictions read more

‘Run Hide Fight’ and Responding to Active Shooters: What Does ‘Fight’ Mean at a School?

April 10th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Andy Altizer & Jim Hodge, April 4, 2024 “As a last resort,” seems to be the preface of most “Run Hide Fight” training classes when it is time to discuss the “fight” response option to an active shooter. read more

Police and Security Officers Keep Leaving Their Guns in School Bathrooms

April 10th, 2024 by Guest Communications

Written by: Robin Hattersley, March 26, 2024 Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include additional research on guns being mishandled at schools. Over the past four months, there have been at least four reports of an armed school read more


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