Active Shooter


NH Medical Center Upgrades Security after Fatal Shooting

Officials at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, are finalizing changes to the hospital campus’s security and emergency response protocols after a fatal shooting last fall. The changes are estimated to cost $400,000.

Shooting at Kentucky High School Leaves Several Injured

UPDATE: 2 Dead After Shooting at Kentucky High School

Two students were killed and 12 others were shot at Marshall County High School.

Shooting at High School Leaves 1 Wounded

Shooting at High School Leaves 1 Wounded

A male student shot and wounded a female student in the cafeteria of Italy High School in Italy, Texas.

Editor's Note

Sacred Security

Within 40 days in 2017, more than 80 families mourned the lives of those lost in unnecessary violence on soft targets including the attacks on a Las Vegas outdoor concert and the Texas church shooting.

A Better Understanding

A Better Understanding

On the morning of Oct. 5, someone placed anonymous telephone calls to four high schools in Springfield, Ill., claiming in each call that that there was a bomb in the school and that everyone needed to get out of the building.

Finding A Balance

Finding A Balance

The headlines have been horrifying recently. It seems like every other week there is another shooting to break the spirits of America all over again.

Shooting Spree in California Involves Elementary School

UPDATE: Gunman in California Shooting Spree Stopped by Lockdown Procedures

Tehama County Sheriff says five people are dead, including the gunman, following a shooting spree in California.

More Security Needed

Event security is now at the forefront of many minds across the world. I’ve even spoken to a few people, including close friends of mine, who said they are now worried about attending concerts for fear of a similar shooting to take place.



Toronto’s Baycrest Health Sciences Installs Aiphone Emergency Towers

Toronto’s Baycrest Health Sciences Installs Aiphone Emergency Towers

IX Series improves parking lot security for campus employees and visitors

Texas Tech Shooting Leaves One Officer Dead

Texas Tech Shooting Leaves One Officer Dead

A shooting at the Texas Tech University Police Department left one officer dead.

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  • Florida State University

    Florida State University on Lockdown, Active Shooter Arrested

    Florida State University law enforcement officials have issued a stay in place shelter advisory after a gunman entered the campus student union and opened fire. Read Now

  • Five Injured at Dallas Area School Shooting

    Five Wilmer-Hutchins High School (W-HHS) students were shot by a 17-year-old gunman at the southeast Dallas property. The shooting occurred April 15 at about 1 p.m. The high school campus hosts about 1,000 students. Read Now

  • Texas A&M Modernizes Campus Parking with ALPR

    Genetec Inc., provider of enterprise physical security software, recently announced that Texas A&M University is successfully using Genetec AutoVu™ automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology to modernize its parking enforcement system. Read Now

  • Door Hardware and Campus Security: Enhancing Safety in Schools

    The importance of investing in school safety cannot be overstated, but knowing where to start implementation of school safety features can be a challenge. A recent survey by the National Center on Education Statistics found that a quarter of U.S. public schools have classrooms with doors that can't be locked from the inside. Even among schools with doors that do lock, recent legislation reflects a common misconception that simply keeping the doors locked all day will eliminate the potential for an attack, in direct violation of PASS (Partner Alliance for Safer Schools) Guidelines. Read Now