International Foundation for Protection Officers

Remembering the 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing at the University of Wisconsin

As we have recently turned our attention to terrorism on the global landscape, let us not forget that the United States has had (and continues to have) its share of domestic terrorists. Last week, IFPO Board of Directors Emeritus Robert Metscher stated in an email that Aug. 24 was the 51st anniversary of the Sterling [...]

By |2021-08-29T12:20:49-04:00August 29th, 2021|News|Comments Off on Remembering the 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing at the University of Wisconsin

Security officers thwart possible arson of Progressive Field in Cleveland

As we have seen during the coronavirus and now with the Black Lives Matter protests across the nation, security officers are playing a vital role on the frontlines. In this story from PrivateOfficerBreakingNews, security officers were able to protect the home of the Cleveland Indians: CLEVELAND, Ohio June 7 2020 Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams [...]

By |2020-12-12T07:20:03-05:00June 9th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Security officers thwart possible arson of Progressive Field in Cleveland

‘Domestic terrorism’ Federal security officer killed in Oakland, another wounded, DHS says

On Saturday in Oakland, Calif., someone opened fire on two contract security officers for the Federal Protective Service division of the Department of Homeland Security outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building. One officer was killed and the other seriously wounded. DHS Acting Director Chad Wolf labeled the shooting an act of "domestic terrorism." Our [...]

By |2020-06-01T06:07:28-04:00June 1st, 2020|News|Comments Off on ‘Domestic terrorism’ Federal security officer killed in Oakland, another wounded, DHS says

Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

From FOX Denver 31 - 2 News: DENVER - An armed security guard, employed privately by STEM School Highlands Ranch, helped apprehend one of the shooters Tuesday. "He probably saved more lives than he thinks he did," said Tyler Christensen, an 8th-grade student who was near the gunshots. "It makes him a hero. To me, [...]

By |2019-05-09T06:41:41-04:00May 9th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Denver school security officer hailed as hero for saving lives in shooting

Security breach at Massachusetts airport as man drives fuel truck near runway

photo from masslive.com From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: WORCESTER MA May 6 2019 – A 31-year-old Leominster man with apparent mental health issues was charged with causing a security breach at Worcester Regional Airport, after he allegedly scaled a fence, stepped over three rungs of barbed wire and drove a fuel truck onto an aircraft taxi area. Laurence [...]

By |2019-05-07T06:11:42-04:00May 7th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security breach at Massachusetts airport as man drives fuel truck near runway

The fascinating world of event security: Ensuring fan safety during an age of uncertainty

By James A. DeMeo, M.S., adjunct instructor of event security at Tulane University and founder, president and CEO of USESC The tragedy coming out of the Las Vegas-Mandalay Bay mass shootings, a black swan event has event security leaders rethinking the playbook for properly safeguarding today’s confined spaces. The concept of an aerial assault prior to [...]

By |2019-04-10T06:10:28-04:00April 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on The fascinating world of event security: Ensuring fan safety during an age of uncertainty

Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Here's an op-ed written by IFPO Board member and retired college professor Chris Hertig on the New Zealand Christchurch massacre: While it’s far too early to know the key details of the New Zealand mosque massacre, there are a few observations that can be made. More importantly; there are questions to be addressed. And learning [...]

By |2019-03-18T06:17:06-04:00March 18th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Learning from New Zealand, an op-ed by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

This from Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk: From the moment we arrived in Atlanta on Sunday, something was different. The lobby at the Marriott Marquis had more police officers than patrons, milling about and sending a clear message to anyone considering any type of chicanery: Don’t try it here. For 10 prior Super Bowl weeks my family [...]

By |2019-02-03T07:23:42-05:00February 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Super Bowl ramps up massive security presence

3 Michigan residents arrested by FBI for supporting ISIS

Muse Abdikadir Muse (left), Mohamed Salat Haji (center) and Mohamud Abdikadir Muse (Courtesy of the Kent County Jail) By: Cara Ball WASHINGTON (WXYZ) — Three Lansing residents have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham or ISIS. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the [...]

By |2019-01-25T08:22:00-05:00January 25th, 2019|News|Comments Off on 3 Michigan residents arrested by FBI for supporting ISIS

ASIS: Offices create defensive challenges for active shooter preparation

​We can now add newspapers (or office spaces in general) to the long list of places that had formerly been thought of as unthinkable for attacks, but now must be examined as possibilities in terms of active shooter incidents. It seems more clear than ever that schools, churches, sports and concert arenas -- nearly everywhere [...]

By |2019-01-21T19:05:47-05:00January 21st, 2019|News|Comments Off on ASIS: Offices create defensive challenges for active shooter preparation

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