3 min read
![Hands+Optimzized Hands+Optimzized](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JoffeEmergencyServices-May2018/Images/Hands+Optimzized.jpg?width=1600&name=Hands+Optimzized.jpg)
Read Our School Safety Services Blog
risk management (2)
![Image result for aed](https://www.penncare.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/11516-000020-300x300.jpg)
2 min read
AED Maintenance for Schools
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
Automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, are one of the most essential tools that school communities have to keep their people safe. As a brief...
![Fotolia_89637238_Subscription_Monthly_M](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/Fotolia_89637238_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg)
2 min read
How Schools Should Handle Personally Identifiable Information
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
Privacy has always been a challenge and concern for schools, even before every single individual on campus began carrying powerful technology in...
![School Safety Statistics](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/School%20Safety%20Statistics.png)
2 min read
It Might Not Feel Like It, But...
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
It is absolutely normal to be concerned about things that are statistically unlikely to happen. Anyone watching me white-knuckle the armrest during...
![broughal-middle-school-exterior-e580f0a9bdffc383](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/broughal-middle-school-exterior-e580f0a9bdffc383.jpg)
2 min read
School in the City: Thinking About Safety for Urban Environments
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
I feel lucky to have grown up where I grew up. My high school, Charles D. Owen High (Go Warhorses!) is nestled in the Swannanoa Valley, surrounded by...
![3-6-12-tabletop-meeting](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/3-6-12-tabletop-meeting.jpg)
2 min read
Tabletop Drills, Crisis Management, and School Safety Plans
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
Hey. We're proud of you. Take a moment to appreciate the hard work you've done on the path to emergency preparation and school safety. (If you know...
![CassTechHighSchool-1000x594](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/CassTechHighSchool-1000x594.jpg)
2 min read
School Safety Best Practices (According to Michigan)
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
If this is the only school safety blog you belong to, (and hey, more power to you if it isn't!) you may have missed the state of Michigan's School...
![dt.common.streams.StreamServer](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.jpeg)
5 min read
How to Safely Clean Up after a Fire
![Picture of Cecile Garcia, Operations Manager](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1603%20retouched-1.jpg?width=30&name=1603%20retouched-1.jpg)
When your home, school, office, or other space is impacted by a fire, the desire to rebuild is strong. The first step of restoration, cleaning up,...
![HSDSchoolSafety](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/HSDSchoolSafety.jpg)
2 min read
Listening, Not Profiting
![Picture of The Joffe Family](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Joffe%20logos,%20icons,%20Mktg%20collateral/Joffe%20Logo@2x-tight-crop.png?width=30&name=Joffe%20Logo@2x-tight-crop.png)
Over the past few years, a positive consensus seems to have developed. The core of that consensus is that we must find ways to protect our schools...
![riskassessment](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hubfs/riskassessment.jpg)
2 min read
Risk Management, Prioritization, and Poetry (?)
![Picture of Bobby Decker, Operations Specialist](https://blog.joffeemergencyservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg?width=30&name=Bobby%20Decker%20headshot.jpg)
Just as you expect from your community safety blog post, today starts with a poem from the American author Mary Oliver (Hey, it's Friday, right?). We...