Council Bluffs Panic Button App

LockNow Safety supports schools near Council 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 LockNow, ensuring the ability to communicate and respond to an intruder immediately.

In Council, LockNow Safety provides schools with the ability to act without delay when a threat arises.

Our panic button feature allows any staff member to instantly notify the entire campus of an intruder, ensuring no time is lost. Developed through years of experience and cross-sector collaboration, the LockNow Safety App addresses the communication gaps that have proven deadly in past school emergencies. The key to a swift response is making sure everyone knows — immediately.

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Customizable

With the Locknow Safety App, we customize the app to fit your campus and user needs. You control who can activate and receive alerts as well as who can activate drills and other permissions. We typically recommend that all staff have access to the panic button and active threat alert. Additional features during an active threat event allow simple communication for all users to receive updates, report concerns, or provide important information. Locknow customization provides the option to select particular users to receive text alerts only. You have control of how your facility is set up. Does your school have multiple campuses? We can connect your administrators to each campus if you prefer — again, you determine each user”s settings.

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Authorities

The LockNow Safety App enables cooperating authorities and first responders to receive notification alerts or text messages 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.

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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Our Founder

Randy is a veteran school administrator and protection officer with a 30-year track record in safety leadership.
With firsthand experience across the full spectrum of security operations, Randy excels at crafting forward-thinking defenses, managing active threats, and conducting thorough assessments of current protocols.
He specializes in facility security and emergency communication, offering hands-on training and strategic guidance to organizations ranging from schools and churches to corporate teams.

Our Passion

Your school community deserves the best in safety and preparedness.

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About Council Bluffs

Council bluffs is a city in and the county seat of pottawattamie county, iowa, united states. The city is the most populous in southwest iowa, and forms part of the omaha metropolitan area. It is located on the east bank of the missouri river, across from the city of omaha. Council bluffs was known, until at least 1853, as kanesville. It was the historic starting point of the mormon trail. Kanesville is also the northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trails, since there was a steam powered boat to ferry their wagons, and cattle, across the missouri river. Council bluffs’ population was 62,230 at the 2010 census. The omaha metropolitan region, of which council bluffs is a part, is the 59th largest in the united states, with an estimated population of 933,316. While council bluffs is more than a decade older than omaha, the latter has grown to be a significantly larger city and the anchor of the bi-state metropolitan region. Council bluffs is located at 411513n955145w. As of the census of 2010, there were 62,230 people, 24,793 households, and 15,528 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,518.9 inhabitants per square mile. There were 26,594 housing units at an average density of 649.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% white, 1.9% african american, 0.6% native american, 0.7% asian, 3.6% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.

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.

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