Performing in the Darkest Hour – Responding to an Act of Violence in Your Organization

Workplace. Violence. These are two words you never want to be associated when referencing your organization. But…
Continue reading »Workplace Violence 101 – 5 Lessons Learned

Incidents of workplace violence saturate our televisions, social media accounts and every other form of communication on…
Continue reading »Predictive Insights – Looking for Clues in Advance of the Next Active Shooting Event

It’s important for crisis professionals to not only think through their most immediate use case but to…
Continue reading »Three School Shootings Prevented – Importance of Intelligence

Ontario, Canada “I really cant stand people anymore” “I should bring a gun to school today and…
Continue reading »The Violence Prevention Formula – Part 1: Awareness Training

Violent events are happening every day, and an incident is as likely to occur in your organization…
Continue reading »How to Measure and Assess a Crisis Plan

As we enter the last quarter of 2018, let’s reflect on the year in crisis and risk….
Continue reading »Law Enforcement Involvement & Confidentiality Breaches – Jim Satterfield Discusses Crisis Prevention

In the final Q&A installment from Church Mutual Insurance Company, Jim Satterfield (Firestorm CEO) discusses law enforcement…
Continue reading »How to Anonymously Report Suspicious Behavior – Video with Jim Satterfield

We previously discussed how to identify behaviors of concern, but what action should someone take if they…
Continue reading »Firestorm Founder, Suzy Loughlin, Featured on Cheddar – How to Mitigate School Violence

In 2005, Harry Rhulen, Suzy Loughlin and Jim Satterfield founded Firestorm with the goal of mitigating incidents…
Continue reading »VIDEO: Jim Satterfield Discusses How to Identify and Handle Behaviors of Concern

If you had the opportunity to stop even one incident of self-harm or harm to others, would…
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