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Volume 21
March 2018 Edition
Without gunshot detection to effectively automate alerts and take
other integrated security actions, even the best active shooter
response plans require human interpretation of gunshots, being
in direct proximity to the threat, or reacting to someone reporting
“shots fired.”
Without gunshot detection, someone must act to
initiate the steps practiced in active shooter training.
(See a simulated school shooting at a Massachusetts school demonstrating what
“active shooter” technology can do to assist police if the threat strikes.)
In the Washington Navy Yard shooting’s after-action report,
they concluded that the security guard in the video room
did not notify anyone because he froze and didn’t know
what to do, even though he was well trained.
Guardian is the most widely installed indoor gunshot
detection system available in the market. This is not an uncommon human response for even the
best trained first responders.
SDS is the only gunshot detection provider that has indoor
gunshot detection installations and proven technology inte-
grations in use at customer sites in airports, schools, Fortune
500 corporations, museums, municipal buildings, court sys-
tems, major utilities, manufacturing plants, luxury mixed-use
property management sites, and many other government and
private buildings. The reality is that entrusting panic buttons, 9-1-1, lockdown
procedures, video surveillance and other security actions to
start off even the best active shooter preparedness plan is
not enough.
True to SDS’ reputation as the world leader in gunshot detection
technology, The Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System
is the only gunshot detection solution to be SAFETY Act Certified by
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Summary
Once an active shooter threat is perceived or recognized, precious
seconds are lost when decisions must be made in the face of a
terrifying situation.
The Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System
is a solution that can set these practices in motion and
save lives when seconds count.
Product Highlights:
• SAFETY Act Certified by D.H.S.
• Dual Factor Authentication –
Zero False Alerts
• Fastest gunshot reporting
product available – Under
one second
• Floor plan map of facility with instant shot location information
• Easily integrated into any network using standard Pow-
er-Over-Ethernet
• Integrated with leading-edge security systems: VMS, Access
Control, Mass Notification, Mobile Applications, Digital Radios,
Alarm Panels, Contact Integrations
• Requires extremely low network bandwidth
• Less than 1 watt power draw
• Fits into standard 4-inch electrical box
• Flush mounted in ceiling or wall
• Surface mount for concrete/brick structures
• Features simulation and training modes
• Made in the U.S.A.
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