2008  |
Williamsburg-James City County schools get ‘A’ in crisis management
By Rona Vrooman
Virginia Town & City
December 17, 2008
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How a pilot Washington State crisis management
system was expanded statewide and how it
made a national impact
By Don Pierce
Government Security News- Essential Guide to Disaster Preparedness
October 27, 2008
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People on the Move- Spotlight- Peter Ochinko
Puget Sound Business Journal
October 13, 2008
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District at forefront of emergency preparedness
By Pete Kendall
Cleburne Times-Review
September 24, 2008
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Rapid Responder Fills in the Blind Spots
TechBeat
September 19, 2008
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California School District Selects Crisis Management System
Security Products
August 27, 2008
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Santa Ana Unified School District to Install Rapid Responder Crisis Management System
By Phil Leggiere
Homeland Security Today
August 27, 2008
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WARNING: Crisis Ahead
By Ashley Roe
Access Control and Security Systems
August 1, 2008
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Software maps schools for emergencies
By Velma Scaife
WVEC TV
June 5, 2008
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W-JCC schools to test emergency response system
By Cathy Grimes
The Daily Press
June 2, 2008
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Look at what Valley schools are doing to keep kids safe
By Heather Moore
KTVK-TV
May 2, 2008
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Districts to install emergency response system
By Amanda Keim
East Valley Tribune
April 29, 2008
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JISD accepts grant to increase security, crisis planning
By Philip Navarrette
Cleburne Times-Review
Feb 25, 2008
$133K grant comes from nationwide federal program
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State Senate Approves Campus Safety Bill
By Elisa Jaffe
KOMO-TV
Feb 15, 2008
A measure that aims to improve campus safety at four-year universities passed the state Senate late Thursday, hours after a gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University.
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First U.S. Statewide Crisis Management System Already Saving Lives
By Don Pierce
The Police Chief
Jan 16, 2008
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| 2007 |
Mapping the Future of Emergency Response
By Bracken Reed
Northwest Education
Posted: Dec 1, 2007
A school mapping program goes statewide,
fostering collaborations and putting critical
information directly in the hands of emergency
responders.
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Automated Building Layouts
Tactical Response
Posted: Nov 20, 2007
Software technology is available to produce rich detail of any building interior whether it is a school, warehouse, business, bank or residence.
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Local high school student busted with gun
KHQ-TV
Posted: Nov 14, 2007
School says it was prepared for the worst after lessons learned in the past.
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School security needs propel Prepared Response
Puget Sound Business Journal
Posted: Nov 06, 2007
Prepared Response's history and growth are highlighted.
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A well-mapped response
By Pamela Mills-Senn
Law Enforcement Technology
Posted: Oct 1, 2007
Emergency preparedness software gives first responders a better view of the rescue scene with new mapping technologies
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A Necessary Amenity
Security Solutions
Posted: Aug 22, 2007
The Rapid Responder crisis management system was installed at the Davenport for a recent judicial conference that brought a long list of high-profile guests to the building — including former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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GuideSafe Protects Tenants and Property Managers
Buildings Magazine
Posted: July 19, 2007
The editorial staff at Building's Magazine rates Prepared Response's tenant safety system
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South Carolina District Deploys Emergency Response System
By Dave Nagel
T.H.E. Journal
Posted: July 11, 2007
Kershaw County School District in South Carolina is implementing an emergency management system called Rapid Responder from Prepared Response.
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A Safe Place for Guests
By Jillian Ruffino
Today's Facility Manager
Posted: July 1, 2007
When high profile guests gathered at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, WA, the director of security teamed up with the U.S. Marshals Service to install an innovative system. Now, the hotel can respond quickly to any emergency.
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Kamiakin High joins state mapping project
By Nathan Isaacs
Tri-City Herald
Posted: May 27, 2007
Police and fire departments and school districts have been working with a Seattle-based technology company since 2003 to digitally map all of the state's K-12 schools.
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Courthouse to add security
By Keri Brenner
The Olympian
Posted: May 8, 2007
More than a year after an inmate attacked a jail officer in a Superior Court elevator, the Thurston County Commission voted Monday for the courthouse campus to get its first secure entry gate.
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Be prepared: Board looks at disaster plan
By Callie White
The Daily World
Posted: May 2, 2007
Aberdeen School Board members got a look at response plans for worst-case scenarios Tuesday night.
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In Our View: Safer Schools
The Columbian
Posted: April 30, 2007
Precise mapping allows law enforcement officials to respond quickly to emergencies
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Area schools gearing up with new security tool
By Denise Whitaker
KOMO-TV
Posted: April 25, 2007
A recent rash of school shootings in our state and in other parts of the country really put school safety back in the spotlight.
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Schools database guides police in a crisis
by Levi Pulkkinen
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Posted: April 19, 2007
Six years ago, state authorities set about creating a database containing critical information about every school in the state.
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Spokane police take aggressive stance against 'active shooters'
by Jeff Humphrey
KXLY-TV
Posted: April 17, 2007
Ever since the 1999 murders at Columbine High School in Colorado local enforcement agencies in the Inland Northwest have adopted much more aggressive tactics to deal with deadly hostage situations so that situations like the one that unfolded at Virginia Tech Monday won’t happen here.
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Federal grant funds rapid responder programs at West Texas schools
NewsWest 9
Posted: April 14, 2007
They're trying to make your schools safer. Big Spring and Coahoma are two of six West Texas school districts that are getting a federal grant.
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Making schools safer
by Steve Reagan
Big Spring Herald
Posted: April 12, 2007
Big Spring and Coahoma are two of six school districts that will be the beneficiaries of a federal grant aimed at making schools safer.
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Castleberry: A rapid responder
By Jennifer Keirn
Security Director News
Posted: March 28, 2007
New tool allows school district to facilitate communication with fire, police and other key contacts in three different communities
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Company demonstrates security software for school officials
By Ruth Campbell
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Posted: February 16, 2007
Computer software for what could be a state and national model for school security was introduced to administrators and law enforcement officials at the Region 18 Education Service Center on Thursday.
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Preparing For The Inevitable
By Gary Sabol
Today's Facility Manager
Posted: February 6, 2007
Planning for disasters can help facility professionals get their facilities up and running with minimal business interruption
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Castleberry ISD Receives Grant to Install Crisis Management System
By Jo An Dennis
River Oaks News
Posted: February 1, 2007
Castleberry is the first school district in Texas to install the Rapid Responder Crisis Management System to protect students, staff and buildings during an emergency
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Student’s death a reminder to plan for school emergencies
By Gov. Chris Gregoire
The News Tribune
Posted: January 16, 2007
Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire discusses the importance of planning for school emergencies
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Maps a Boon for Schools
The Olympian
Posted: January 13, 2007
The deadly shooting at Foss High School in Tacoma has South Sound officials re-evaluating their emergency preparation procedures
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Area Schools and Police Rely on New Computer Program
KNDO-TV
Posted: January 8, 2007
Kennewick schools are meeting with police to update their Rapid Responder databases
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High-tech help in emergencies
By Martha Deller
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Posted: January 4, 2007
District's new computer-based emergency response program
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| 2006 |
Emergency solutions
By Rodney Tanaka
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Posted: December 5, 2006
Huntington employs Rapid Responder system
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Prepared Response in place
By Linda Ball
Coeur d'Alene Press
Posted: November 2, 2006
District 271 schools now more prepared to receive emergency services
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Preparedness Program Maps Schools
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Spokesman-Review
Posted: October 27, 2006
Rapid Responder lets officials open layout information in minutes
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The safety of our schools is a group effort
By Harry Amend
Superintendent of Coeur d'Alene School District 271
Post Falls Press
Posted: October 23, 2006
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Prepared Response Nets Innovation Award
Business Examiner
Posted: October 6, 2006
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Prepared Response Wins Innovation Award
Homeland Security Daily Wire
Posted: October 5, 2006
The Seattle, Washington-based company received the Focus on Innovation Award from the National Homeland Defense Foundation at the Homeland Defense Symposium 2006 Annual Awards Dinner held recently in Colorado Springs.
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School Shootings Spur Safety Check
By Jessica Blanchard and Scott Gutierrez
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Posted: October 4, 2006
Puget Sound-area districts review and refine security procedures
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Investigative Report: Paying patrons decline at state fair
By Andrew McIntosh
Sacramento Bee
Posted: October 1, 2006
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It Takes a Community
By Holly Holland
Threshold Magazine
Posted: September 26, 2006
Spokane, Wash., may just be ready for anything, thanks to an ongoing, community-wide preparedness program.
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Tactical Preplanning
By Bryn Bailer
Police Magazine
Posted: September 1, 2006
Knowledge is power at any critical incident, and the best way to get it is to prepare better for the worst.
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County to map sites for crises
By
Keri Brenner
The Olympian
Posted: August 29, 2006
Building details aid responders
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The Server's Up!
By Carl Vogel
Threshold Magazine
Posted: August 28, 2006
Communication, planning, restoration, and protection: technology’s role in emergency preparedness.
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Shooting Spur Security Upgrades
By
Christine Blank
Hotel & Motel Management
Posted: August 7, 2006
After the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999, schools around the nation updated their security and emergency plans.
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Put to the Test
By Erin Semple
Access Control & Security Systems
Posted: July 5, 2006
An incident demonstrates the benefits of the Rapid Responder crisis management system
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Cal Expo Boosts Security (Audio courtesy of KXJZ-FM)(1.3 mb)
By Steve Milne
KXJZ-FM
Posted: June 21, 2006
Cal Expo officials Wednesday unveiled a new web-based security system that they say will make this year’s State Fair a lot safer.
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Baird Seeks Funding for Electronic Capitol Map
By John McArdle
Roll Call
Posted: June 20, 2006
Proposal to map the Capitol complex
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Making the Most of the School Mapping System
By Walt Pegram
The Principal News
Posted: May 24, 2006
Find out how one school district is using this new system to enhance security- and save money.
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New Technology Helps Emergency Officials Avert School Tragedy
By Jim Finnell
9-1-1 Magazine
Posted: May 1, 2006
An inside look at the Lewis and Clark High School Incident
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Be Prepared
By Gary Sabol
Cargo Security International
Posted: April 27, 2006
Gary Sabol of Prepared Response looks at how the Port of Olympia is using new crisis management planning and response systems.
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Columbine Anniversary (Audio courtesy of KOMO 1000 News)(1.62 mb)
By Brian Calvert
KOMO 1000 News
Posted: April 20, 2006
Washington state has created a unified, statewide crisis management system to protect schools and other public buildings in the state.
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Accident Report Forms Go Electric
By Bob Galvin
Law Enforcement Technology
Posted: April 14, 2006
Preplanning in action
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Crisis system installed at UMC
By Annette Wells
Review-Journal
Posted: April 7, 2006
Hospital linked with police, fire responders
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Tactics Trade
By Bob Galvin
Fire Chief Magazine
Posted: March 1, 2006
Sharing the critical information contained in preplans can go a long way toward fire and police cooperation.
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Cd’A school district to implement ‘Rapid Responder’
By Linda Ball
Coeur d’Alene Press
Posted: January 27, 2006
The Coeur d’Alene School District will be the first in Idaho to implement “Rapid Responder.”
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CdA schools win grant for crisis management
The Spokesman-Review
Posted: January 27, 2006
Thanks to a federal grant, Coeur d’Alene’s schools should be in better shape to respond to crises next fall.
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| 2005 |
Cumberland County schools to get new safety system
David Kernodle & Web Staff
News 14 Carolina
Posted: December 10, 2005
The Cumberland County School System will soon have something no other school system in the state can claim: an emergency response system.
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Program to map safety at schools
By Miriam Haskell
The Fayetteville Observer
Posted: December 10, 2005
A computer-based security system will help officers respond to emergencies.
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Disasters in the Internet Age
By Dibya Sarkar
FEDERAL COMPUTER WEEK
Posted: October 31, 2005
The Internet -- more than any other tool -- is proving to be a significant means of communication during disasters.
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CEO Spotlight: Prepared Response (Audio courtesy of Newsradio 710 KIRO)(633 kb)
By Jason Brooks
710 KIRO
Posted: October 25, 2005
The disaster along the Gulf Coast and the threat of terrorist attacks continues to fuel local and state governments’ desire to be ready. In his continuing CEO Spotlight series, 710 KIRO's Jason Brooks talks with CEO Jim Finnell of Prepared Response, a local company that’s trying to improve that readiness level.
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Disasters boost tech company’s sales by millions
By Marcelene Edwards
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Posted: October 11, 2005
Recent natural disasters and terrorist events around the world have sent companies and governments to Prepared Response Inc. for help developing emergency plans.
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Washington state develops mapping system
By Dibya Sarkar
FEDERAL COMPUTER WEEK
Posted: September 14, 2005
Law enforcement officials in Washington state have begun developing a new Internet-based system that will provide first responders with critical information about public infrastructures. It will provide access to tactical response plans, satellite imagery, photos, floor plans and hazardous chemical locations, for example.
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District applies for safety grant
By Diane Knich
THE ISLAND PACKET
Posted: August 24, 2005
If a violent or emergency situation breaks out in one of Beaufort County's schools, having fast and easy access to information about the layout of the building could speed up the time it takes to get things under control, district officials say.
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Money Makes Security Go Around
By Angela Pascopella
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Posted: July, 2005
When money is tight, schools have choices to find grants or spend their own cash.
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High-Tech School Safety Program
FOX40 NEWS
Posted: April 28, 2005
The San Juan Unified School District is the first in the state to implement a new high-tech first responder program in its schools, which could make all the difference during a campus crisis.
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District gets help to prepare for emergencies
By Lindsay Hanson
THE KANSAS CITY STAR
Posted: February 23, 2005
The Park Hill School District recently has joined hands with community representatives to bridge gaps in its emergency response plan.
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| 2004 |
Venture Capital: Pitching mapping software for security
By John Cook
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Posted: December 10, 2004
Entrepreneurs usually don't get the chance to pitch their products to congressional leaders or the White House staff members. But those were the potential customers that Prepared Response Chief Executive Jim Finnell encountered this week as he traveled to Washington, D.C., to tout his company's software.
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Benaroya tries digital maps for emergency crews
By Jeanne Lang Jones
Puget Sound Business Journal
Posted: November 26, 2004
Developer Larry Benaroya will be the first landlord in the country to try a new service that helps police, firefighters and ambulance crews respond more quickly to emergencies at office buildings.
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| 2003 |
Venture Capital: Start-ups in business of advancing public safety
By John Cook
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Posted: December 19, 2003
Call it a sign of the times. Two of the most recent Puget Sound area start-ups to successfully raise money are in the business of designing software that helps fire and police departments better respond to disasters.
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Tragedy leads to a new business
By Ben Miller
Puget Sound Business Journal
Posted: December 1, 2003
One of America's most tragic days was April 20, 1999, when two teenage gunmen opened fire at Columbine High School in Colorado, killing 13 people before killing themselves. How can anything so horrific be the genesis of a business? That's exactly the case at Seattle's Prepared Response Inc., whose origins can be directly traced to the Columbine tragedy. The company, founded to help officials manage their reaction to such emergencies, took another step forward last week by raising $1.2 million from investors, bringing to $2.5 million the total since its creation in September 2000.
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High-tech tool helped authorities in Spokane school standoff
By Mark Bryant
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: September 26, 2003
When a teenager walked into a Spokane high school this week with a loaded handgun, the authorities were able to tap into a new high-tech tool that helped them quickly lessen the risks to students and staff.
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School Mapping Technology
By Molly Shen
KOMO News
Posted: September 24, 2003
When Spokane Police got a call Monday of a student with a gun in a high school, they came armed with new technology.
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Maps, photos prepare schools for disaster
By Glenn Farley
King 5 News
Posted: September 24, 2003
When first responders rolled up to Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane on Monday, they had computers in their cars that told them a lot about the layout of the school, including maps of hallways and classrooms.
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One step ahead of a rampage
by Stacy Schwandt
The Spokesman-Review Staff
If a shooter goes on a rampage in any of the 10 West Valley schools, local authorities will be ready.
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| 2002 |
WASPC & Prepared Response brings Rapid Responder to the State of Washington
by SecureWorld
Seattle SecureWorld Expo September 17-18, 2002 Meydenbauer Center
Last December, in response to authorization from the Washington State Legislature, the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) and the Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs (WSAFC) licensed Rapid ResponderTM an Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response system from Tacoma based Prepared Response, Inc., (PRI), as a statewide standard.
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Technology provides innovative emergency preparedness tools
by the Honorable Bill Baarsma
Mayor of Tacoma
In the wake of the horrific events of September 11th and acts of ultra violence in our schools across the nation, public safety and emergency preparedness planning have taken center stage among public and private decision-makers alike.
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