Mass shootingsEvery second matters during active assailant events
Studies, event after-action reports, and most publications on the subject have proven that during Direct Threat attacks, most casualties occur in the first 120 seconds (2 minutes). An armed responder to the event arrives in between 4 to 11 minutes on average. It takes an additional 2 to 5 minutes before they enter the building and an additional 2 to 6 minutes to engage the attacker(s). Even if armed intervention is on-site, their reaction and engagement take minutes. The best solution to Direct Threat attacks must thus reduce the timeline of an attack to as close to zero as technology will allow.
Beverly Hills, Florida-based Intrusion Technologies yesterday (23 May) announced the release of its latest system upgrade designed to detect and protect against intruders in schools, businesses, and homes before the onset of violent events.
The company says that the patented Active Intruder Mitigation System (AIMS) Generation 5 is activated at the onset of a violent event and instantly closes and secures all doors outfitted with a safety device (making them “safe rooms”), delivers critical event information to 911, provides real-time video feed to a command center and emergency responders, sounds a unique siren alert at the facility, flashes red LED light trees, gives voice instructions to safe room occupants, provides mass notification via text and/or email, and activates an optional non-allergenic, non-irritating fog device in common areas, which can be deployed by first responders or facility personnel trained in its proper use.
The system also features a first responder override component which allows law enforcement personnel individually to enter each room to search, clear, evacuate, and provide medical care to any injured without someone on the inside having to risk their personal safety to answer the door, preventing an attacker pretending to be a responder from gaining access to potential victims.
