Pittsburgh Active Threat Alerts

7 Benefits of School Panic Buttons in Pittsburgh

LockNow Safety serves schools near Pittsburgh by providing panic button technology to School Administrators and Safety Coordinators. The LockNow Safety Appequips schools with the active threat alerts and training needed to develop and implement effective safety mitigation and response practices. This enables school safety teams to ensure an immediate response to active shooter attacks. The safest response to an intruder is the fastest response, and immediate alerts from LockNow Safety bring this to your campus.

Active Threat Response

LockNow Safety enables and supports an immediate active shooter response to schools of all sizes across the Pittsburgh area. Our panic button technology allows any staff member to send an emergency alert to the entire campus the instant a threat is observed.Developed with extensive experience, resources, and collaboration across the safety, security, and education sectors, the LockNow Safety App helps prevent delays in communication such as those in Parkland, Florida and Uvalde, Texas. The first step to a swift response in an active shooter incident is immediate awareness for everyone.

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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 assure they receive the critical information. The app empowers selected personnel to issue an active shooter alert instantly upon recognizing a threat, greatly enhancing overall response time. Its intuitive, minimalistic design supports users in high-stress situations when their abilities may be compromised. The notification arrives and identifies the location of the threat on your campus allowing immediate situational awareness for all school personnel. This alert enables swift decision making based on where the intruder is located and what is the safest course of action for staff and students. Ongoing internal communication is also enabled in the app to update everyone on movement of the intruder, missing students or where a class may be secured. Providing the location of the attacker without using location services is unique to the Locknow Safety App; we customize the app to the locations at 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

Korey Miles, Superintendent of Mound City Schools, stated: We have used the LockNow Safety App in real crisis situations, unfortunately two times. It has enabled us to alert our staff immediately and keep them up to date as the event unfolded. It gives our staff peace of mind that we can communicate immediately.

Schools using LockNow Safety benefit from responsive, personalized support. Our team takes over when technology challenges arise, removing the burden from administrators. With leadership experience at our core, we know how to serve without adding stress. Every person is treated individually because safety is not just a system—it’s a commitment.

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Locknow Safety Founder

With over 29 years of experience as a school administrator and school protection officer, Randy has dedicated his career to improving school safety. The creation of Locknow Safety stemmed from his recognition of widespread security challenges and the need for reliable communication tools. He understands the complexities of safety planning and works passionately to support others in building stronger emergency frameworks. Randy is certified in facility safety instruction and provides specialized safety training to schools, churches, and businesses. His experience includes developing proactive strategies, managing crisis events, and evaluating safety procedures.

Safety Is Our Passion

Every school deserves the highest level of safety and preparedness, and we are committed to helping you achieve it. Our passion for protecting students and staff is reflected in the many free resources we provide, including safety protocol graphics and active shooter response plans. We believe that strong preparation builds confidence and resilience. If your school needs panic button technology to strengthen emergency communication, email us at TEAM@LOCKNOWAPP.COM. We know how challenging crisis communication can be. Our system was built to simplify alerts, improve coordination, and reduce response times when every second matters.

What We Do:

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.

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