LockNow Safety provides schools near Albany with real-time active threat alerts and expert-led training to build effective school safety protocols. By streamlining emergency emergency alerts, we enable school safety teams to act swiftly during active shooter incidents. Immediate alerts mean faster decisions — and The LockNow Safety App delivers that speed when it matters most. Our mobile-friendly application provides panic buttons to staff throughout your campus.
Intruder Alert and Response
LockNow Safety empowers schools of every size throughout the Albany region to respond instantly to active threats. With our panic button system, any staff member can trigger a campus-wide active threat alert the moment danger is detected. Built through deep collaboration with experts in education, law enforcement, and emergency response, the LockNow Safety App eliminates communication delays seen in tragedies like Parkland and Uvalde.Rapid awareness is the foundation of a fast and effective response.
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Active Shooter Alert Details
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When an active threat alert is sent, users receive the alert with an alarm to ensure they receive the critical information. The notification identifies the location of the threat on your campus, allowing immediate situational awareness for all school personnel. With the app, authorized staff can immediately activate an active shooter alert as soon as danger is detected, helping responders act much faster. Its streamlined interface is intentionally built for crisis moments when user performance may be reduced. This alert enables swift decision-making based on where the intruder is located and what the safest course of action is for staff and students. Ongoing internal communication within the app allows everyone to stay informed about intruder movement, missing students, or class lockdowns. Providing the attacker’s location without using location services is unique to the LockNow Safety App — customized for the specific layout of your facility.
Preparation and Communication for an Intruder Event
- Immediate alerts to your campus or campuses.
- Active threat alerts or text alerts to your staff.
- Location of the active threat provided with alert for immediate situational awareness and the safest decisions.
- Simple communication for your entire staff to share critical information during an attack.
- The ability to activate drills with the app so your practice communication matches a real crisis.
- Include cooperating authorities, police and first responders in alerts.
- Customized set up for each user and campus.
- Personalized service for your staff. We communicate with troubled users directly removing admin from the process so they can focus on their job.
- The fastest response possible when used in conjunction with other communication methods
- Safety protocol resources for your campus to mirror protocol in the Locknow App.
- Run, Hide, Fight active shooter response resources for your school or campus.
- Free active threat response video training for your staff.
- Free physical security assessment.
- Discounted on site active shooter response training
Customizable
Locknow Safety App gives you the flexibility to design a safety system that fits your campus’s unique structure and protocols. From setting alert permissions and drill access to defining user roles, you’re in control. We recommend enabling panic button access for all staff to ensure immediate action during critical events. The app also supports real-time communication, helping users stay informed, report issues, and share updates. You have full control over user capabilities—deciding who can trigger alerts, receive them, and view essential crisis communication. Whether you need text-only alerts for select users or centralized management across multiple campuses, Locknow adapts to your needs.
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Authorities
The LockNow Safety App ensures that cooperating agencies and first responders stay informed during real emergencies and active shooter situations. They can be registered to receive app or text alerts for active threats only, bypassing drill notifications. This simultaneous alerting system helps emergency teams respond faster and more effectively when seconds matter most. Locknow provides a no obligation free trial to you with no risk, simply CLICK HERE.What Are People Saying
Richard Asbill, Superintendent of the Bolivar School District, stated: We implemented the LockNow App in our district and are pleased with the results. The app allows all administrators and employees to initiate, receive notifications, and stay informed during an emergency.
With excellent service from the LockNow staff, schools always receive the support they need. When any technology issues arise, the LockNow team steps in and removes the burden from administrators so they can focus on their jobs. With the founder being a former principal, we understand the demands of school leadership and ensure our system adds no additional stress. We serve each person individually because safety is our highest priority.
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Locknow Safety Founder
Randy’s extensive career as a school administrator and school protection officer spans nearly 30 years, giving him a deep understanding of school safety challenges. He founded Locknow Safety after witnessing recurring communication failures and security concerns in school environments. Randy is committed to helping others improve their preparedness through education and practical safety tools. As a certified instructor in facility safety, he leads comprehensive safety training programs for schools, churches, and businesses. His expertise includes planning, threat response, and evaluating safety systems to support stronger protection for every organization.
Safety Is Our Passion
Your school community deserves the best in safety and preparedness. We are passionate about school safety. We support our customers with as many safety resources as possible. Safety protocol graphics and active shooter response graphics and plans are just a few of the items we provide to our customers for free. It is our desire to help you keep your school as safe as possible. If your school is looking for panic button technology to enhance emergency response, email us at TEAM@LOCKNOWAPP.COM. We are aware of the barriers that exist in school communication during a crisis. Our system was designed to simplify communication during emergencies and reduce response times. We’re committed to supporting your team with tools that make a real difference.
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About Albany
Albany north of new york city. Albany is known for its rich history, commerce, culture, architecture, and institutions of higher education. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the capital district of new york state, which comprises the albany-schenectady-troy, ny metropolitan statistical area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of troy, schenectady, and saratoga springs. With a 2013 census-estimated population of 1.1 million the capital district is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of the 2010 census, the population of albany was 97,856. The area that later became albany was settled by dutch colonists who, in 1614, built fort nassau for fur trading and, in 1624, built fort orange. In 1664, the english took over the dutch settlements, renaming the city as albany, in honor of the then duke of albany, the future james ii of england and james vii of scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under english rule. It became the capital of new york in 1797 following formation of the united states. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original british thirteen colonies, and is the longest continuously chartered city in the united states. During the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, albany was a center of trade and transportation. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable hudson river, was the original eastern terminus of the erie canal connecting to the great lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroad systems in the world. In the 1920s, a powerful political machine controlled by the democratic party arose in albany. In the latter part of the 20th century, albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl and suburbanization; however, the new york state legislature approved a $234 million building and renovation plan for the city in the 1990s that spurred renovation and building projects around the downtown area. In the early 21st century, albany has experienced growth in the high-technology industry, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector. Albany is about 150 miles, on the west by the town of guilderland, and on the south by the town of bethlehem. The hudson river represents the citys population has been mixed. First dominated by dutch and germans, it was overtaken by the english in the early 19th century. Irish immigrants soon outnumbered most other ethnicities by the mid-19th century, and were followed by italians and poles. In the mid-to-late 20th century, the african-american population increased with thousands of people from the rural south, as part of the great migration. As historian john mceneny puts it.