Emergency Alerts in El Paso

Churches throughout El Paso rely on LockNow Safety for advanced active shooter alerts and actionable guidance for Safety and Security Directors. LockNow Safety equips your team with the knowledge and tools to respond swiftly to emergencies, including active threat incidents. The LockNow Safety App delivers panic button alerts to your church safety personnel and community, helping teams respond efficiently and keep congregations safe. Forget endless research — we provide ready-to-use safety plans and resources tailored to your church’s needs.

Crisis Alerts for Churches

With safety alerts in El Paso, your church community is alerted instantly in the event of an active shooter, ensuring a faster and more effective response. The Locknow App sends emergency notifications whether members are on church grounds or on their way to service. Real-time alerts enhance situational awareness and minimize dangerous gaps in information.

Churches throughout El Paso trust the LockNow Safety App for rapid panic button alerts that support a stronger active threat response. The app provides your church safety team with:

• Immediate alerts during active shooter emergencies
• Text-based threat notifications for your entire community
• Simple two-way communication during crises
• Threat location details for enhanced awareness
• Emergency alerts plus the ability to run practice drills
• Guidance and safety signage to help direct your congregation
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LockNow Safety App offers full customization to support your church’s safety protocols. You control who can activate alerts, drills, and other features. When an active shooter alert is activated, your team and church community is notified simultaneously from push notifications or text alerts. The app supports real-time communication, allowing users to stay informed, report concerns, and share updates. You can configure text-only alerts for select users and manage multiple campuses from a single dashboard. Again, you control who activates alerts, receives alerts and who receives text alerts.

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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.

The safety of the congregation has always been a core concern for churches, but the increasing complexity of modern security challenges requires a more proactive approach. LockNow Safety supports this need by offering comprehensive resources to enhance church security and active shooter preparedness. Our instruction includes on-site, in-person training, live online lessons, and video-based coursework that cover essential safety topics. We also perform physical assessments and offer expert recommendations to help refine your safety procedures. Our hands-on style equips your team with the practical skills needed to plan and respond effectively during active shooter scenarios. For additional details on safety training, click here or view this safety training video.

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About El Paso

El paso covers all of el paso and hudspeth counties in texas, and has a population of 840,758. El paso stands on the rio grande across the mexico-united states border from ciudad jurez, the most populous city in the mexican state of chihuahua with 1.4 million people. Las cruces, in the neighboring u.s. State of new mexico, has a population of 215,579. On the u.s. Side, el paso metropolitan area forms part of the larger el paso-las cruces csa, with a population of 1,060,397. Bi-nationally, these three cities form a combined international metropolitan area sometimes referred to as the paso del norte or the borderplex. The region of 2.5 million people constitutes the largest bilingual and binational work force in the western hemisphere. The city is home to three publicly traded companies, and former western refining, now andeavor. As well as home to the medical center of the americas, the only medical research and care provider complex in west texas and southern new mexico, and the university of texas at el paso, the city’s primary university. The city hosts the annual sun bowl college football post-season game, the second oldest bowl game in the country. El paso has a strong federal and military presence. William beaumont army medical center, biggs army airfield, and fort bliss call the city home. Fort bliss is one of the largest military complexes of the united states army and the largest training area in the united states. Also headquartered in el paso are the dea domestic field division 7, el paso intelligence center, joint task force north, united states border patrol el paso sector, and the u.s. Border patrol special operations group. In 2010 and 2018, el paso received an all-america city award. El paso ranked in the top three safest large cities in the united states between 1997 and 2014, including holding the title of safest city between 2011 and 2014. El paso is located at the intersection of three states. It is the only major texas city on mountain time. Ciudad juarez used to be on central time, but both cities are now on mountain time. As of 2010 u.s. Census, 649,121 people, 216,694 households, and 131,104 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,263.0 people per square mile, african american or black – 3.9%, two or more races – 1.5%, asian – 1.3%, native american – 1.0%, and native hawaiian and other pacific islander – 0.2%.

If you’re seeking professional support for church safety, please email us at Team@Locknowapp.com. We specialize in providing churches, schools, and businesses with tailored safety solutions. Our mission is to help your congregation worship in a secure and welcoming space. Reach out today—we are happy to assist you. CLICK HERE for a Locknow Safety App pricing quote.