LockNow Safety provides schools near San Diego 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.
Active Shooter Response
Across the San Diego 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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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 enables cooperating authorities and first responders to receive notification alerts or text alerts during an active shooter event. These essential members of the active threat response team can be registered to receive real active shooter alerts only, avoiding interruptions from practice drills. Registered authorities receive alerts simultaneously with school personnel when a panic button is activated, helping improve response times for emergency responders.
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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 is a seasoned school administrator and school protection officer with more than 29 years of experience. Locknow Safety was founded in response to his concerns about school safety gaps and the need for stronger protective measures. He understands the vulnerabilities schools face and the level of planning required to keep students and staff secure. Randy’s commitment to safety drives his mission to support others in creating safer environments. With extensive experience in facility safety practices and crisis communication, he is a certified instructor who provides safety training and guidance for schools, churches, and businesses. He has worked through every phase of the security process—from proactive preparation to threat response and evaluation.
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 San Diego
San diego south of los angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with mexico. With an estimated population of 1,419,516 as of july 1, 2017, san diego is the eighth-largest city in the united states and second-largest in california. It is part of the san diego-tijuana conurbation, the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the u.s. And a bordering country after detroit-windsor, with a population of 4,922,723 people. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the united states navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. San diego has been called. Historically home to the kumeyaay people, it was the first site visited by europeans on what is now the west coast of the united states. Upon landing in san diego bay in 1542, juan rodrguez cabrillo claimed the area for spain, forming the basis for the settlement of alta california 200 years later. The presidio and mission san diego de alcal, founded in 1769, formed the first european settlement in what is now california. In 1821, san diego became part of the newly declared mexican empire, which reformed as the first mexican republic two years later. California became part of the united states in 1848 following the mexican-american war and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850. The city is the seat of san diego county and is the economic center of the region as well as the san diego-tijuana metropolitan area. San diego’s main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The presence of the university of california, san diego, with the affiliated ucsd medical center, has helped make the area a center of research in biotechnology. According to sdsu professor emeritus monte marshall, san diego bay is. The rose canyon and point loma fault zones are part of the san andreas fault system. About 40 miles east of the bay are the laguna mountains in the peninsular ranges, which are part of the backbone of the american continents. The city had a population of 1,307,402 according to the 2010 census, distributed over a land area of 372.1 square miles. The urban area of san diego extends beyond the administrative city limits and had a total population of 2,956,746, making it the third-largest urban area in the state, after that of the los angeles metropolitan area and san francisco metropolitan area. They, along with the riverside-san bernardino, form those metropolitan areas in california larger than the san diego metropolitan area, which had a total population of 3,095,313 at the 2010 census.
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.