Emergency Alerts in Des Moines

LockNow Safety supports churches throughout Des Moines with rapid active threat alerts and practical response guidance for Church Safety Directors and Security Directors. LockNow Safety equips your team with the resources needed to act immediately during an active shooter event. The LockNow Safety App delivers panic button alerts to your church safety team, strengthening crisis response and protecting your congregation. Instead of searching endlessly for safety plans or protocols, your team gets all the guidance it needs in one place.

Active Threat Communication

Churches in Des Moines benefit from fast, reliable safety alerts that notify the community immediately of an active shooter threat. The Locknow App ensures that both onsite attendees and those traveling to church receive crisis alerts without delay. Immediate notifications strengthen situational awareness and help prevent harmful communication lags.

In Des Moines, 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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With LockNow Safety App, your church has full authority over alerts and emergency procedures. Activate panic buttons, run drills, and send notifications to your team and congregation simultaneously. Instant push and text alerts provide critical situational awareness during active shooter incidents. The app allows real-time communication, selective text alerts, and management of multiple campuses from one dashboard.

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Our Founder

The founder of Locknow Safety, Randy Dougherty, is a longtime school administrator and school protection officer with over 29 years of experience. He developed the Locknow Safety App to help protect his own school district. He has expertise in overseeing facility safety, teaching facility safety practices and crisis communication. He is a certified instructor and provides safety training and guidance for churches, schools, and businesses. Randy’s experience includes access control for safety, supervision of strangers or passersby and preparing and planning a response for active threat attacks. Randy has firsthand experience with every stage of the safety and security process—whether it”s implementing proactive strategies, responding to threats, or assessing existing measures. It is his passion to assist others in keeping people safe. If you would like to request a quote for the Locknow Safety App or Safety Training, CLICK HERE.

Prioritizing church security has always been fundamental, yet today’s increasing safety challenges require a multilayered approach to preparedness. LockNow Safety delivers expert resources to strengthen your church security and enhance your ability to respond to active shooter threats. Our offerings include in-person, on-site church safety training for staff and volunteers, along with flexible live online and video training options. We perform physical safety assessments and give tailored guidance to improve your overall protection efforts. With our hands-on training, your people gain the skills needed to plan effectively and act decisively in the event of an active shooter incident. To explore training options, click here or view this safety training video.

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About Des Moines

Des moines is the capital and the most populous city in the u.s. State of iowa. It is also the county seat of polk county. A small part of the city extends into warren county. It was incorporated on september 22, 1851, as fort des moines, which was shortened to in 1857. It is on and named after the des moines river, which likely was adapted from the early french name, rivire des moines, meaning. The citys capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in des moines. A 2007 article in the new york times said, according to the united states census bureau, the city has an area of 90.65 square miles, of which 88.93 square miles is land and 1.73 square miles is covered by water. It is 850 feet above sea level at the confluence of the raccoon and des moines rivers. As of the census of 2010, there were 203,433 people, 81,369 households, and 47,491 families residing in the city. Population density was 2,515.6 inhabitants per square mile. There were 88,729 housing units at an average density of 1,097.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city for unincorporated areas not merged with the city proper was 66.2% white, 15.5% african americans, 0.5% native american, 4.0% asian, and 2.6% from two or more races. People of hispanic or latino origin, of any race, made up 12.1% of the population. The cities racial make up during the 2010 census was 76.4% white, 10.2% african american, 0.5% native american, 4.4% asian. Non-hispanic whites were 70.5% of the population in 2010.

If your church wants guidance on improving safety measures, reach out to us at Team@Locknowapp.com. Our team delivers expert safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. We are committed to helping you foster a secure environment for your congregation to worship and thrive safely. We welcome your inquiries and are happy to assist in any way possible. CLICK HERE for a pricing quote for the Locknow Safety App.