How to Plan for an Active Shooter at Your School or Workplace – 5 Critical Concepts
How can you plan for an active shooter at your workplace, school, or place of worship? Most businesses and schools have policies in place outlining responses to different types of crises. Every business and school follows fire codes and many have a response plan in place for critical incidents such […]
Civilian Trauma Training: Trauma and Casualty Care for Civilians (TACCC) Course
Civilian trauma care training has been a hot topic in schools and workplaces over recent years. The rise in popularity is most likely due to the paranoia surrounding potential active shooter situations. Active threat or active shooter occurrences are still statistically low occurrences. Yet, it is important to be prepared […]
Active Shooter Incidents in Media Headlines
With a growing media coverage of active shooter incidents, it seems like we are seeing headlines about this topic daily; in our newspapers, on the television, or in our favorite magazines. There have been several major incidents that have occurred over the course of the past several years including, the […]
Spanish River Christian School Completes Full-Scale ATRPS Program This School Year!
Spanish River Christian School Completes Full-Scale ATRPS Program This School Year! Planning and action Two words that sum up the way Spanish River Christian School’s Headmaster, Cheryl Burdin, leads her team through safety challenges facing our schools today. A hostile parent… A suspicious package… An intruder… An active shooter… These […]
Must-Read Active Shooter Response Guide
Is this your first time researching active shooter response training? Or, have you been researching how to better prepare your workplace, school, law enforcement agency or family for some time now? This guide will provide you informative resources on active shooter response. As you conduct your investigation, do any […]
Active Shooter Training for August Is Filling Up Quickly!
With the summer months quickly approaching, this is a busy time for teachers, staff, and school administrators as they are concluding their school year. But with the conclusion of one school year, comes the planning for the next school year.
High School Drill for Shooter in Indiana Gone Wrong- The Importance of Running Effective School Drills
Recently, during a high school drill for shooter in Indiana, teachers were shot with pellet guns. We were not there to witness this incident. However, this brings up an important fact when assessing active shooter training programs.
A School Counselor’s Take on Lockdowns and Emotional Distress
In the past few years the number of lockdowns, caused by gun violence or threats of gun violence, has increased. The years of viewing schools as a “safe haven” and a place where children are sheltered from the chaos of the world, seem to be long gone. There has been […]
Press Release: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Charity Golf Tournament
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Charity Golf Tournament Coral Springs, Florida. February 5th, 2019- On February, 23rd, 2019, the organization Mobilizing MSD Alumni, will host the 2nd Annual Marjory Stoneman Douglas Charity Golf Tournament. This tournament started shortly after the mass shooting tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that took place […]
Press Release: Guardian Defense Owners Named SCORE Entrepreneur of The Year
Guardian Defense Owners Named SCORE Entrepreneur of the Year Delray Beach, Florida. January 4th, 2019 – Guardian Defense founders, Steven Smith and Taylor Smith, were awarded a prestigious honor for the 2018/2019 year. Score Mentors of South Palm Beach County presented the SCORE Entrepreneur of the Year award […]
Active Threat Safety and Preparedness- RIMS Podcast
President and Founder of Guardian Defense, Steve Smith and one the lead instructors for the company, Dustin Miller traveled to New York to train the Risk Management Society. After the training, they were able to share their knowledge and insight on Active Threat Safety and Preparedness in this podcast hosted […]
Active-Threat Training Offered to Florida Churches, Ministries- The Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church
The thought alone remains chilling for Rev. Jeff Smith, pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Clewiston. I never dreamed we’d be doing something like this,’’ he said. “When I went to seminary, we never had a class that addressed this.’’ But he quickly added, “This world has changed. […]