Critical Response Group, through a unique relationship between public safety experts and Special Operations veterans, adapted this communication technique to solve a similar problem in domestic crisis response. When an emergency occurs at a school, hundreds of public safety professionals may respond, the majority of which have little familiarity with the site. Almost two decades of After-Action Reports in the post-Columbine era point out that unfamiliarity with location and inability to communicate location inhibited response time in closing with active assailants and evacuating casualties. We created “Collaborative Response Graphics®” to be simple communication and collaboration tools – usable under stress – by everyone involved in an incident, from school security and administrators to responding officers and dispatchers, to communicate location both outside and inside a structure.
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Chris Stehm
Chris is a technology and design expert with experience creating creative visual graphics, stunning websites, and functional software. Joining the team in 2017 after graduating with honors from The College of New Jersey, he has helped bring both design and technological advancements to Critical Response Group.