IntruderRESPOND ™ saves lives and property when acts of violence or terrorism threaten your students, employees, members, or clients. It has been proven to reduce the numbers of injured persons and fatalities when a facility is attacked by an active shooter.

Most businesses and organizations will never see an act of extreme violence. Unfortunately, some will. The consequence of that sad fact is that all businesses, schools, daycares, churches, and offices need to be prepared.

Most of these places already have static alarm systems that sound an alarm and notify an alarm company when a break-in occurs. An employee may activate the alarm or call the police when a dangerous person enters the premises. Many systems have video survelliance that can be viewed by security in the building and recorded for review by the authorities.

In cases with an active shooter or a person intent on committing harm, response time is critical for law enforcement officials. With existing alarm systems, response time is extended by several factors. Between the time the alarm trips and the police can apprehend or take down the assailant, the alarm company must verify the alarm with the facility and contact the police. The police must arrive on scene, then triage the building, locate the shooter, prepare a plan of attack, and execute that plan. During that time, the shooter has access to the full facility and all the individuals in it.

IntruderRESPOND ™ reduces that response time dramatically by networking your security system data with the police. The system contacts the police directly when the alarm trips. It sends live video feeds and motion detection data to the police, so they can view the information on a computer or laptop in real time. Since the police can see this information on remote computers, they can create a plan to catch the shooter while en route to the facility. Once there, they can safely track the assailant, using their computers, and apprehend him or take him down.

IntruderRESPOND ™ also creates buffer time in the police response time by locking down the building, keeping the attacker away from people. By securing rooms with reinforced doors, locks, windows, and walls, the system can protect its inhabitants from the shooter while the police race to the scene.

Using the crisis management software in the system, building security or management can coordinate emergency response plans and send evacuation notices through phones or email. They can access the system from any computer terminal with internet access, so they can use it from a safe location. This system is essential for keeping individuals away from danger, especially in a school situation where students may be travelling to the location.

The IntruderRESPOND ™ system comes with these components:

• System 3000 - This is the emergency information system at the heart of IntruderRESPOND ™. It contains the software and the network that connects the sensors, monitoring workstations, alarm panels, and external emergency responders.
• Crisis Commander - The crisis management and business continuity software package. You can read a detailed review of the system here. It includes the following features:
• Setup assistance for crisis management and business continuity managers.
• Ability to manage and activate business continuity plans.
• Advanced emergency notification system.
• Unlimited storage for contact lists.
• Integrated capability for rapid crisis communication.
• Automatic activity log.
• Log analyzing and filtering.
• Emergency web page.
• Meeting tool with loaded and dynamic agendas.
• Bulletin board for the crisis management team.
• System access using PCs and smart phones.
• Mission Control Center for handling of crises across organizations.
• Distribution system for sharing of plans within a group.
• Excellent administrative functions to simplify business continuity management maintenance.
• Automatic update scheduling feature.
• Video sensors - Used for displaying video images of the facility to alarm panels, monitoring workstations, and emergency responders.
• Motion sensors - Used to display movement of individuals through the facility.
• Secure Area Signaling Station (SASS) - One way communication device used by individuals in the building to notify the emergency first responders where they are and if they need medical assistance.
• Glass break sensors - Used to detect the sound of breaking glass in the vicinity of the sensor.
• Hard rooms - Hard rooms prevent an intruder from entering them and harming the individuals inside them. They are part of an overall lockdown strategy where rooms are either automatically or manually sealed off. The doors to a room and door locks are reinforced to prevent entry through force or gunfire. Windows and walls exposed to entry points are reinforced or sealed.