Pittsburgh Panic Button App

LockNow Safety provides schools near Pittsburgh with real-time active threat alerts and expert-led training to build effective school safety protocols. By streamlining emergency response planning, we enable school safety teams to act swiftly during active shooter incidents. Immediate alerts mean faster decisions — and LockNow Safety delivers that speed when it matters most. Our mobile-friendly application provides panic buttons to staff throughout your campus.

Across the Pittsburgh 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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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. 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 allows first responders and cooperating authorities to receive instant notifications via app or text alerts during an intruder situation.
These critical partners in emergency response can be registered to receive only real active threat alerts, avoiding interruptions from routine drills.
When a panic button is activated, registered authorities are notified simultaneously with school personnel, helping improve overall response times.

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 longtime school administrator and school protection officer with over 29 years of experience.
He has expertise in teaching facility safety practices and crisis communication.
He is a certified instructor and provides safety training and guidance for churches, schools, and businesses.
Randy has firsthand experience with every stage of the security process—whether it”s implementing proactive strategies, responding to threats, or assessing existing measures.

Our Passion

Creating a safe and confident environment is more important than ever. If your school is considering panic button technology to improve active threat response, our team is ready to help.

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h2>About Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh ( pits-burg ) is a city in the commonwealth of pennsylvania in the united states, and is the county seat of allegheny county. A population of about 301,048 residents live within the city limits, making it the 66th-largest city in the u.s. The metropolitan population of 2,324,743 is the largest in both the ohio valley and appalachia, the second-largest in pennsylvania, and the 27th-largest in the u.s. Pittsburgh is located in the south west of the state, at the confluence of the allegheny, monongahela, and ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the point state park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the atlantic coast and midwest, as the mineral-rich allegheny mountains made the area coveted by the french and british empires, virginians, whiskey rebels, and civil war raiders. Aside from steel, pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, pittsburgh was behind only new york and chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most u.s. Stockholders per capita. Americas eighth-largest bank, eight fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 u.s. Law firms make their global headquarters in the area, while rand, bny mellon, nova, fedex, bayer and niosh have regional bases that helped pittsburgh become the sixth-best area for u.s. Job growth. In 2015, pittsburgh was listed among the ; the economists downtown. At the 2010 census, there were 305,704 people residing in pittsburgh, a decrease of 8.6% since 2000. 66.0% of the population was white, 25.8% black or african american, 0.2% american indian and alaska native, 4.4% asian, 0.3% other, and 2.3% mixed. 2.3% of pittsburgh’s population was of hispanic or latino origin of any race. Non-hispanic whites were 64.8% of the population in 2010, compared to 78.7% in 1970.