Sioux Falls Panic Button

LockNow Safety supports churches in Sioux Falls with real-time panic button alerts and expert guidance for Church Safety Directors and Security Directors. With LockNow Safety, your team gets the tools and training needed to respond immediately to active shooter situations. The LockNow Safety App sends instant emergency notifications to church safety teams and church community members, enhancing crisis response and protecting your congregation. We provide practical safety resources so your team doesn’t have to spend hours searching for plans and guidance — everything you need is ready and accessible.

Active Threat Communication

Churches in Sioux Falls benefit from fast, reliable safety alerts that notify the community immediately of an active shooter threat. The Locknow App ensures that both onsite attendees and those traveling to church receive crisis alerts without delay. Immediate notifications strengthen situational awareness and help prevent harmful communication lags.

In Sioux Falls, the LockNow Safety App helps churches react immediately to active threats with panic button alerts. Features include:

• Rapid alerts for staff and congregation
• Text messages for all church members
• Communication support during emergencies
• Location-based threat notifications
• Practice drills and emergency alert access
• Safety guidance and signage for your church
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LockNow Safety App offers full customization to support your church’s safety protocols. You control who can activate alerts, drills, and other features. When an active shooter alert is activated, your team and church community is notified simultaneously from push notifications or text alerts. The app supports real-time communication, allowing users to stay informed, report concerns, and share updates. You can configure text-only alerts for select users and manage multiple campuses from a single dashboard. Again, you control who activates alerts, receives alerts and who receives text alerts.

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Our Founder

Founder Randy Dougherty brings nearly three decades of leadership in school administration and campus security, having created the Locknow Safety App to protect his district and expanding his work to include facility safety planning, crisis communication training, and certified safety instruction for churches, schools, and businesses. His professional experience includes managing access-control systems, overseeing the safety of visitors or passersby, and preparing response strategies for active threat situations. Randy has extensive firsthand involvement in both preventative and reactive safety practices and remains passionate about helping others protect their communities. For pricing information on the Locknow Safety App or Training, CLICK HERE.

Ensuring the safety of your congregation has always been central to church operations, but emerging threats require ongoing vigilance and preparation. LockNow Safety provides a comprehensive set of tools to help improve church security and strengthen active shooter response capabilities. We deliver in-person, on-site training for staff and volunteers as well as convenient live online and video training options. Our physical safety assessments identify vulnerabilities and guide improvement efforts. With our hands-on training, your people learn to design response plans and take decisive action if confronted with an active shooter event. To learn more, click here or watch this safety training video.

What We Do:

Church Security | Church Security Training | Church Security Guidelines | Church Security Ministry | Church Safety and Security | Safe Church Training | Church Safety and Security Plans | Church Active Shooter Plans

About Sioux Falls

Sioux falls is the most populous city in the u.s. State of south dakota and the 143rd-most populous city in the united states. It is the county seat of minnehaha county and also extends into lincoln county to the south, proximate with the minnesota state line. It is the 47th-fastest-growing city in the united states and the fastest-growing metro area in south dakota, with a population increase of 22% between 2000 and 2010. As of 2019, sioux falls had an estimated population of 187,200. The metropolitan population of 265,653 accounts for 29% of south dakota11 west west of the minnesota border. Sioux falls has been assigned the zip codes 57101, 57103-57110, 57117-57118, 57188-57189, and 57192-57198 and the fips place code 59020. As of the census of 2010, there were 153,888 people, 61,707 households, and 37,462 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,109.2 inhabitants per square mile. There were 66,283 housing units at an average density of 908.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 86.8% white, 4.2% african american, 2.7% native american, 1.8% asian, 0.1% pacific islander, 2.0% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.

If your church desires expert assistance in security measures, reach us at Team@Locknowapp.com. We offer complete safety solutions for churches, schools, and businesses. Our goal is to help your congregation worship safely in a protected environment. We welcome all inquiries and are happy to provide guidance. CLICK HERE to request a Locknow Safety App pricing quote.