LockNow Safety supports schools near Lakeland with emergency alerts and communication to respond immediately to active threats. Our alert system ensures immediate communication during critical moments, giving your campus the confidence to act fast. Improve your school safety with emergency alerts from The LockNow Safety App, ensuring the ability to communicate and respond to an intruder immediately.
Active Shooter Response
Across the Lakeland area, LockNow Safety equips schools with tools for immediate crisis or intruder response.Our panic button technology enables any educator or staff member to alert the entire school within seconds of identifying a threat. Designed with insights from safety professionals and educators, the LockNow Safety App helps prevent the breakdowns in communication that contributed to incidents in Parkland, Florida and Uvalde, Texas. In emergencies, speed and shared awareness save lives.
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Active Shooter Alert Details
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The LockNow Safety App ensures that when an active threat alert is sent, users receive both an audible alarm and a detailed notification. The alert identifies the threat’s location, enabling fast, informed decisions by school personnel. The app enables any staff you select to activate the active shooter alert the instant a threat is observed, drastically improving response time. The simplistic design is created for stressful situations when user capabilites are compromized. Built-in communication tools allow staff to report intruder movement, missing students, and secure areas in real time. This system delivers location-specific alerts without relying on GPS, customized to your facility’s structure to enhance safety and coordination.
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
With the LockNow Safety App, cooperating emergency responders and local authorities can be integrated into your alert system to receive critical notifications. They can choose to receive only active shooter alerts, ensuring they’re not disturbed by routine drill messages. When a panic button is pressed, registered responders are notified simultaneously with school staff, enabling faster coordination and quicker action. They can also opt to receive text alerts only, if preferred. Try the Locknow App with your team with a FREE trial, simply CLICK HERE to set it up.What Are People Saying
Setup was quick with good instructions for our staff to follow, and most importantly, the app will be easy to operate in a high-stress situation, said Ritchie Kracht, Superintendent of Clark County School District.
The LockNow Safety App is committed to providing exceptional support to every school we serve. When technical issues arise, our team responds immediately, allowing administrators to stay focused on their responsibilities. With a founder who understands the pressures of school leadership firsthand, we ensure our service adds relief—not stress. Every user is treated with care because safety is our shared 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 reliable protection and dependable communication during emergencies. Our passion for school safety drives us to equip teams with clear, effective resources. We provide free safety protocol graphics, active shooter response plans, and step-by-step emergency guides to support your preparation efforts. Our goal is to help your school maintain confidence and readiness every day. If you’re exploring panic button technology to improve emergency response, contact us at TEAM@LOCKNOWAPP.COM. We understand the communication challenges schools face during crises. Our platform was engineered to streamline alerts, improve coordination, and shorten response times. Your safety goals are our mission.
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About Lakeland
Lakeland is a city in polk county, florida, along interstate 4 east of tampa. The westernmost city in polk county, it is part of the tampa bay area. According to the 2018 u.s. Census bureau estimate, the city had a population of 110,516. Lakeland is a principal city of the lakeland-winter haven metropolitan statistical area. Native americans began to live in the area 12,000 years ago. European-american settlers arrived in lakeland from south carolina in the 1870s. The city expanded in the 1880s with the arrival of rail service, with the first freedmen railway workers settling here in 1883. They and european immigrants also came because of new jobs in the large phosphate industry that developed. Lakeland is home to the 1,267-acre circle b bar reserve. According to the united states census bureau, the city has an area of 67 sq mi, of which 45.84 sq mi is land and 5.61 sq mi is covered by water. Lakeland is within the central florida highlands area of the atlantic coastal plain, with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. As of 2010, 48,218 households were in the city, with 15.5% being vacant. As of 2000, 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39% were individuals and nontraditional families. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.
If your school is seeking assistance with enhancing your instituion’s safety measures, feel free to contact us at team@locknowapp.com. Our team specializes in providing comprehensive safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. We are dedicated to helping you create a secure and welcoming environment that allows your school to grow with peace of mind.