Blacksburg Intruder Alerts

LockNow Safety offers churches near Blacksburg critical panic button alerts and response support for Church Safety and Security Directors. Through LockNow Safety, your team gains immediate access to resources and training for handling active shooter emergencies. Our LockNow Safety App notifies church safety teams in real time, improving crisis response and ensuring the safety of your congregation. No more hunting for safety procedures — we deliver comprehensive guidance and emergency resources directly to your team.

Active Threat Preparedness

Church communities across Blacksburg gain early awareness of active shooter threats through rapid safety alerts, enabling a more effective and timely response. The Locknow App provides instant emergency notifications to both on-site attendees and those on their way to church. These quick alerts enhance situational awareness and limit dangerous communication delays.

In Blacksburg, the LockNow Safety App helps churches react immediately to active threats with panic button alerts. Features include:

• Rapid alerts for staff and congregation
• Text messages for all church members
• Communication support during emergencies
• Location-based threat notifications
• Practice drills and emergency alert access
• Safety guidance and signage for your church
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LockNow Safety App gives your church complete control over emergency alerts and drills. When a threat is detected, your team and congregation are instantly notified by push notifications and text messages. The platform supports real-time reporting, updates, and communication to keep everyone informed. Customize alert permissions and manage multiple campuses efficiently from a single dashboard.

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Our Founder

Founder Randy Dougherty brings nearly three decades of leadership in school administration and campus security, having created the Locknow Safety App to protect his district and expanding his work to include facility safety planning, crisis communication training, and certified safety instruction for churches, schools, and businesses. His professional experience includes managing access-control systems, overseeing the safety of visitors or passersby, and preparing response strategies for active threat situations. Randy has extensive firsthand involvement in both preventative and reactive safety practices and remains passionate about helping others protect their communities. For pricing information on the Locknow Safety App or Training, CLICK HERE.

Ensuring the safety of your congregation has always been central to church operations, but emerging threats require ongoing vigilance and preparation. LockNow Safety provides a comprehensive set of tools to help improve church security and strengthen active shooter response capabilities. We deliver in-person, on-site training for staff and volunteers as well as convenient live online and video training options. Our physical safety assessments identify vulnerabilities and guide improvement efforts. With our hands-on training, your people learn to design response plans and take decisive action if confronted with an active shooter event. To learn more, click here or watch this safety training video.

What We Do:

Church Security | Church Security Training | Church Security Guidelines | Church Security Ministry | Church Safety and Security | Safe Church Training | Church Safety and Security Plans | Church Active Shooter Plans

About Blacksburg

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in montgomery county, virginia, united states, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, as well as the surrounding county, is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of virginia tech. Blacksburg, christiansburg, and radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the blacksburg-christiansburg-radford metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of montgomery, pulaski, and giles counties for statistical purposes. The msa has an estimated population of 159,587 and is currently one of the faster-growing msas in virginia. In 2011, businessweek named blacksburg as the. Also in 2011, readers of southern living named blacksburg the. Its public transportation system, blacksburg transit, which also connects to the neighboring town of christiansburg, has repeatedly been recognized for the quality of its service. Blacksburg high school, which in 2013 opened a new building, is often ranked among the top schools of the nation for its academics. Its soccer, track, and cross-country teams are also among the top in the state. Blacksburg was the scene of the virginia tech shootings on april 16, 2007, when 32 people were killed and 17 wounded by a lone gunman. At the time, it was the deadliest shooting carried out by a single gunman in u.s. History, and generated considerable media coverage and discussion. According to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of 19.89 square miles of which 19.89 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles, or 0.10%, is water. At 2,080 feet above sea level, blacksburg is located in the new river valley and also sits astride the eastern continental divide. It is the 15th largest municipality and the largest town in the commonwealth of virginia. The eastern continental divide traverses the virginia tech montgomery executive airport. As of the census of 2000, there were 39,573 people, 13,162 households, and 4,777 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,044.2 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 84.39% white, 4.39% african american, 0.11% native american, 7.80% asian, 0.06% pacific islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or latino of any race were 2.32% of the population.

If your church desires expert assistance in security measures, reach us at Team@Locknowapp.com. We offer complete safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. Our goal is to help your congregation worship safely in a protected environment. We welcome all inquiries and are happy to provide guidance. CLICK HERE to request a Locknow Safety App pricing quote.