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School Shooting South of Spokane Kills One Injures Three

School Shooting South of Spokane Kills One Injures Three

One teenage student has died and three others were injured during a school shooting south of Spokane, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Guest speakers and protests on college campuses around the country have grown in intensity as of late, and now colleges such as UC Berkeley are worried that campus security arrangements could force that violence out into the city streets.

Campus Security Arrangements Could Impact City Safety During Protests

Guest speakers and protests on college campuses around the country have grown in intensity as of late, and now colleges such as UC Berkeley are worried that campus security arrangements could force that violence out into the city streets.

September Kicks Off Campus Fire Safety Month

September Kicks Off Campus Fire Safety Month

September is designated as the official “Campus Fire Safety Month,” as August and September are typically the worst time of the school year for fatal campus-related housing fires.



Allied Universal and Clery Center unveil video-based roll call training tools during National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September.

New Training Tools Available for National Campus Safety Awareness Month

Allied Universal and Clery Center unveil video-based roll call training tools during National Campus Safety Awareness Month in September.

Response Technologies partners with Lawrenceburg School Corporation on year-round innovative safety program.

Indiana School District Launches New Safety Program

Response Technologies partners with Lawrenceburg School Corporation on year-round innovative safety program.

How Hackers Target College Campuses

How Hackers Target College Campuses

With new and returning students flooding the campus, bringing with them a host of computers and devices open to attacks, the beginning of school is when campuses are at their most vulnerable.

Practical Advice

Practical Advice

Oftentimes, an organization or school will create a plan and just file it away on a shelf to collect dust. If a plan isn’t regularly reviewed and practiced, then when it comes time to deal with an actual emergency— severe weather, a health scare or an active shooter—the chances for loss of life and injuries are higher.

Revamping Security on Campus

Revamping Security on Campus

To tackle the problem of decentralized security, the primary focus was to consolidate more than 2,200 cameras which were streaming to 58 recording servers, and to create policies and standards for where and how they are installed, used and maintained.

Under Lock and Key

Under Lock and Key

The British International School of Houston project presented ESS with an opportunity to design a completely wireless locking solution for a new, state-of-the-art, purpose built, 33-acre campus featuring an impressive array of facilities and exciting learning areas.

Hidden Cameras in Hospitals: HIPAA Violation or Life Saving Tool?

Hidden Cameras in Hospitals: HIPAA Violation or Life Saving Tool?

Video surveillance deployments in patient areas have proven to be controversial among some healthcare groups. Unions and patient privacy advocates have led to limited camera deployments for patient monitoring in some cases.

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