Author: James Fraser
FCC, FEMA to Test Emergency Notifications
After 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday October 4th, There will be testing of IPAWS (the integrated public alerting and warning system) including the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) for all participating radio and television broadcasters, and also the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) which will be pushed out to cellular telephones throughoutRead More
ASIS Boston CPP / PSP / PCI Review Courses October 23-26, 2023
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Certification Scholarships-ASIS Foundation
Congratulations to recipients of 2023 scholarships! Look for the 2024 application period if you missed this cycle. More than 25 Certification scholarships will be awarded. Each scholarship includes an online review course (or PCI review set) PLUS the certification exam fees for your choice of the CPP, PCI, PSP, orRead More
Chapter Activity 3/14/23 Crisis Alert System
MS Teams Virtual March 14, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST Our presenter was Ryan Baswell from Centegix presenting on their crisis alerting systems and devices, and the process of combining various inputs to notification and action outputs using their platform.
Chapter Activity 1/26/23 CISA IVP (Infrastructure Visualization Platform)
MS Teams Virtual January 26, 2023 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST Our presenters were from DHS CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and gave an overview of the program and its uses, with specifics for Maine. Jason Climer, PSA for NH and IVP Coordinator in New England, and ThomasRead More
Chapter Activity 12/20/22 Active Assailant Incidents
MS Teams Virtual December 20, 2022 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST Greg Roy from Rings of Protection, Inc. presented some critical information on Active Assailant Trends, Response Training and Best Practices, and Traditional versus Options Based Physical Security Practices. Greg stayed on to answer questions and discuss issues withRead More
Brad Norris recognized for service by the Maine Chapter in 2019
https://norrisinc.com/2019/04/15/norris-co-founder-chairman-of-the-board-honored-by-asis-maine-chapter%EF%BB%BF/
Chapter Activity 9/29/22 Identifying and Managing First Amendment Audit Events
Chapter Zoom Webinar September 29, 2022 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST This program was for anyone involved in a community-facing service role: public servants, security professionals, law enforcement or future professionals in these or similar fields. It assists an understanding of how to reduce organizational risk by managing theseRead More