Delaware
County Council, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, the Delaware
County Chamber of Commerce, and Neumann University discuss strategies on
protecting business and employees from an active shooter situation
DELAWARE
COUNTY- The Delaware County Partnership for Public Safety will
hold a special public program about planning and preparing for an active shooter
on Thursday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 12
noon at Neumann University.
The program will provide public safety leaders,
business owners and executives, and the general public with current information
on the potential threat of an active shooter in the workplace and other public
venues. Representatives from the Delaware County District
Attorney's Office, Haverford and Radnor Township Police Department, and Allied
Barton will be speaking during the program. The speakers will explain how to
define a problem, preparation and prevention, situational awareness, and
response.
“This
new program will provide an opportunity to share the experience, expertise,
resources and talents of our County’s public safety agencies, our business
community, workforce, government and academia in a forum that can be used by
the public and larger community to promote safety and security,” said Mario
Civera, Jr., Chairman of Delaware County Council.
Public
safety leaders from the public and private sector-those that are tasked with
preventing, preparing for, and responding to incidents involving an active
shooter-will share how they mitigate risk and the importance of maintaining
situational awareness during events. Participants will also learn about the
resources available from local, county, state and federal public safety
partners.
“Neumann
University and our Center for Leadership Development are thrilled to play the
role of administering and coordinating the efforts of the Delaware County
Partnership for Public Safety,” said Dr. Rosalie M. Mirenda, President of Neumann
University. “We look forward to hosting
this upcoming program, along with a number of future educational summits for
the public and community leaders that will identify threats, promote best
practices, educate the community, and improve collaboration.”
Registration
is free and open to the public, however space is limited to the first 300
registrants. There is no charge to attend the event and a light breakfast will
be provided during check-in from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Advanced registration is
required and can be completed online on the Partnership for Public Safety
website at http://www.neumannpublicsafety.com/.
About the Delaware County Partnership for
Public Safety
The
partnership is a new collaboration between Neumann University, Delaware County
Council, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office and the Delaware County
Chamber of Commerce to promote, support and sustain a culture of safety and
security in Delaware County for businesses, institutions and community
organizations. Over the course of the next year, the Delaware County
Partnership for Public Safety envisions hosting four public educational summits
to identify threats, promote best practices and improve collaboration among
interested partners to educate the community on a variety of issues related to
the safety of Delaware County residents.
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