Building safety and security is a key element to keeping Indiana schools safe. Guidance from state and national agencies is critical to ensuring buildings are protected from intruders and individual classrooms have safeguards that can be implemented in the event of an emergency.
- Unplanned Fire Alarms - State Fire Marshal Guidance
- Emergency Communications Checklist
Indiana’s Integrated Public Safety Commission (IPSC) is dedicated to enhancing the communications capabilities of local public safety entities to ensure an efficient and adequate response to emergencies. Insufficient communications equipment and technology can directly impact the safety of the community. IPSC works to help agencies effectively communicate within and between their respective agencies without traditional limitations.
The IPSC Emergency Communications Checklist can serve as a guide for agencies looking to evaluating how their communications functions will perform during an emergency or disaster.
Emergency Communications Checklist
- K-12 School Security Guidelines
The K-12 School Security Guide (3rd ed., 2022) provides guidance to address the threat of violence in schools. The guide outlines a systems-based approach to layered physical security.
K-12 School Security Guidelines
- Soft Targets and Crowded Spaces Resources
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security developed a Soft Target and Crowded Places (ST-CP) security plan overview, which is meant to provide interested members within the public and private sector with an overview of the plan through which the department is coordinating its mission to enhance the security and resilience of ST-CPs across the United States.
Soft Targets and Crowded Spaces Resources
