School Safety Training vs School Hardening: Is There a “Best” Approach to School Safety?

Blog / By / December 4, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

School hardening refers to changes in a school’s physical environment to improve safety. This not only includes metal detectors, but also locked doors with badge access, door alarms, panic buttons, phone lockdown codes, ID scanners, bullet-proof glass, security staff on campus, and more.

Hardening has increased in popularity over the years as communities desperately attempt to keep their schools safe. Yet experts are discovering that there is much more to protecting a school than just hardening. See how OSCR360 assists schools with safety training and planning – and how your safety plans can work in conjunction with school hardening practices.

Press Release: L-Tron Returns from Texas ALERRT Training Conference

L-Tron has returned from the 2024 ALERRT Training Conference, which took place earlier this month. This one-of-a-kind conference is held annually to prepare first responders, emergency management teams, community leaders, schools, and hospitals to respond to emergency events utilizing an integrated training approach.

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Press Release: L-Tron to Exhibit at ALERRT Emergency Response Conference in Texas

The L-Tron team will attend the 2024 ALERRT Emergency Response Conference in San Marcos, TX from December 2nd – December 5th. The annual event will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center. As the only conference of its kind in the United States, ALERRT (Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training) focuses on providing tools and education for an integrated response to active shooter and attack events.

How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Secure

Blog / By / September 10, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

The SRP Action: Secure is followed by the directive “Get inside. Lock outside doors.”

When the secure directive is issued, it indicates that there is a potential danger outside of the school building. The intention is to safeguard students within the confines of the locked school. All students and staff are to go inside, and the exterior doors of the school building are locked. There are typically few, if any, changes to the normal happenings within the school building during this type of temporary threat.

See how OSCR360 can assist with the SRP Secure action.

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How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Hold

Blog / By / September 10, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

The Standard Response Protocol originated in 2009 with a simple, yet clear, mission: Keep schools safe.

The SRP focuses on providing uniformity and consistency for responding to any – and every – type of hazardous scenario. As part of a school district’s broader emergency plan, the SRP promotes the use of both common language and common expectations when teaching and training students, staff, and first responders on emergency protocols.

See how OSCR360 can be used to support the first SRP Action: Hold

What role does OSCR360 play in your School Standard Response Protocol?

Blog / By / June 18, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) was developed to provide common language, training and expectations that students, teachers and first responders should use during any crisis situation. The Protocol is created from research-based best practices and provides a familiar, rehearsed approach to all types of hazards and emergency scenarios. This includes everything from natural disasters and fires to active shooter threats, or potential danger in the vicinity of the school district, and more.

See how OSCR360 can assist with your school standard response protocol.

Active Threat and Emergency Response Training for Fire Departments

Blog / By / January 22, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

Firefighters routinely find themselves entering first response situations blindly, not knowing what might be in store for them when they respond to a call.

Unfortunately, it isn’t logistically possible for every firefighter to physically tour and train within every public space or high-risk environment. Yet, imagine if every firefighter on the force had virtual access to each place of public assembly in their district, including schools, hospitals, government buildings and more.

See how OSCR360 can provide a valuable look inside public spaces so that fire departments can familiarize themselves with a building’s layout and plan for an emergency.

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OSCR360: A New Way to Conduct In-House Training for Fire Departments

Blog / By / January 29, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

While on-site tactical training is certainly an important component of a well-rounded training regimen, these types of trainings tend to be costly, time-consuming, and impractical to achieve on a frequent basis.

OSCR360 is a multi-use tool for fire departments of all sizes that allows firefighters and investigators the unique opportunity for limitless in-house training.

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