Security officers are tasked with protecting personnel and property, but sometimes, even they need help. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: The American Red Cross has awarded its National Lifesaving Award to Las Vegas resident Zach Grogan for his role in helping to save a victim of heart attack. Level up your security career with an IFPO certification! Read more [...]
In the midst of all the hardship and trauma in dealing with the coronavirus, the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO) is pleased to hear that major security industry leader G4S is hiring thousands. Here is a news release from the company on the great news: G4S, the leading global, integrated security company, today announces [...]
Uncertainty. Aside from fear, anxiety and frustration, looming over the coronavirus pandemic is a feeling of uncertainty. Businesses -- forced to shut down, are uncertain when they will reopen and what the demand for them will be once virus sanctions have been lifted -- have had to lay off numerous employees. Those include security professionals, [...]
From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Great work by security officers at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas recently, putting out a fire that, although small, potentially could have been more damaging. This incident highlights the importance of a skilled and dedicated security force. They are the first responders -- they are there before the firefighters get [...]
IFPO's Tom Conley and Bill McCarthy. By Adam Stone, SecurityMagazine.com On October 1, 2017 a lone gunman fired down from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, killings dozens of people attending a country music festival. The first responder on the scene was a private security guard called to respond [...]
By NOAH GALLAGHER SHANNON, NewYorkTimes The Pinkertons wanted me to picture myself in a scene of absolute devastation. “A hurricane just wipes out everything, and you need to feed your children,” Andres Paz Larach said. The power grid is down, shipments of food are cut off, the water is no longer potable — how do [...]
Receiving the IFPO's quarterly newsletter, IFPO Insights, is just one of the many benefits of becoming a member with the foundation. The newsletter brings you not only the latest updates on the IFPO, a leader in security industry education and training, but useful, thought-provoking articles from some of the security industry's most influential and experienced [...]
Great news from Ron Martin, CPP, IFPO Board of Directors member, Infragard North Louisiana Vice President, Commercial Facilities Sector Chief: This year, three individual IOBSE scholarship recipients have been awarded the IFPO Initial Security Officer Program Course. This course provides online training to help improve the knowledge and performance of private security officers part of an [...]
Tickets for the International Protective Security Board's Close Protection Conference, which will be held on Dec. 12-14 in Las Vegas, NV, recently went on sale. Here is the information from the IPSB's website: Click here to purchase your tickets to this year's conference. Those buying their tickets before May 31st will receive a reduced rate. Tickets for the 2019 [...]
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 [...]
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