International Foundation for Protection Officers

Let’s Talk Security: An IFPO conversation with Tim Easton of Castle Defense 360

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-m_a5v0sII *** Please note: There is a small unintentional misstatement in the conversation. Easton mentions building Afghani Army companies; however, his intention was to say Iraqi Army companies. *** Tim Easton, former US Army combat engineer and now CEO of Missouri-based Castle Defense 360 Security Consulting, was gracious enough to sit down with IFPO Social [...]

By |2020-06-22T08:06:48-04:00June 22nd, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Let’s Talk Security: An IFPO conversation with Tim Easton of Castle Defense 360

Want to protect your house of worship? Scholarships offered for ISA coexist security program

Coexist Training Scholarship The Independent Security Advisors House of Worship Security Program is proud to announce the coexist scholarship available to House of Worship Safety and Security volunteers and employees. Each $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to verified security personal to attend any ISA training course for the remainder of 2019 and through 2020. With the [...]

By |2019-10-17T05:32:18-04:00October 17th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Want to protect your house of worship? Scholarships offered for ISA coexist security program

Company marketing panic buttons to prepare for mass shootings at synagogues

JESSICA SCHLADEBECK MARCH 29, 2019 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, SecurityInfoWatch.com An Israeli start-up is pushing panic buttons for mass shootings and violence. The Gabriel crisis alarm system, designed with communal spaces like schools and places of worship in mind, is equipped with sensors that automatically send an alert to authorities when they’re activated. It’s also outfitted [...]

By |2019-04-05T08:14:05-04:00April 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Company marketing panic buttons to prepare for mass shootings at synagogues

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

IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

The IFPO is pleased to announce a partnership with Missouri-based Castle Defense 360, a certified service disabled veteran owned small business. According to Castle's website, the company provides "a wide array of training and protective services that exceed industry standards which are available to the general public, all levels of government, Law Enforcement, 1st Responders [...]

By |2018-08-31T00:45:12-04:00August 31st, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO partners with Castle Defense 360, a veteran-run active shooter training business

Texas AG allows loaded handguns in churches, waives fees for volunteer security teams

Thursday, December 21, 2017 – Austin Licensed handgun owners can legally carry loaded weapons into Texas churches that do not have posted signs banning weapons, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a legal opinion released today. The opinion also clarified that a new law passed this year by the Legislature exempts churches from state fees [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:39-05:00December 23rd, 2017|News|Comments Off on Texas AG allows loaded handguns in churches, waives fees for volunteer security teams

Masked church shooter confronted by Tennessee gun owner

Sudan-native Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, arrested in connection with the shooting at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tenn., about 12 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. We've talked about church security here before and the need for improvements. Recently, a quick-thinking church member -- after having already been pistol-whipped -- had [...]

By |2023-12-18T15:30:39-05:00September 24th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Masked church shooter confronted by Tennessee gun owner

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