Build the Most Connected Safety Network in America
We believe the future of safety belongs to communities that operate together.
Safety works better when communities work together.
The Community Safety Network is a community-wide preparedness structure that connects schools directly to every primary responding agency and to surrounding community partners before an emergency.
It is a movement and a framework, not a product, and it is free to join.
Break down the walls. Build the network.
Our mission is to eliminate the walls between the organizations responsible for protecting people and replace them with a living, connected network built around preparedness, communication, collaboration, and coordinated response.
We are creating a world where a school doesn’t meet its first responders for the first time during an emergency.
A Connected Community Means...
Relationships Before Emergencies
Police, fire, EMS, 911, emergency management, schools, and community organizations build relationships before something happens.
Information That Moves
Critical plans and information are shared across organizations instead of being trapped inside disconnected systems.
Responders With Context
Responders arrive with the information and context they need to make better-informed decisions.
Faster Communication
Communities communicate faster because the right relationships already exist when an emergency happens.
Preparation Becomes Collaboration
Safety becomes something the entire community builds, practices, and strengthens together.
WHERE TRUST LIVES
In the relationships that already exist when the alert comes.
We believe community safety shouldn’t
belong to a single organization.
It belongs to all of us.
Prepare. Connect. Respond. Together.
Questions We Hear From Community Leaders
It is necessary, and it is where most efforts stop. Dispatch relays an alert; it cannot introduce a school to the officers, firefighters, and medics who will respond, share the school’s plan with them ahead of time, or get everyone practicing together. The network connects a school directly to each primary responding agency, with dispatch still in the loop. Why that matters.
No. Most networks begin with a few organizations and grow over time. You can start with one district, one agency, or one regional leader.
No. The network strengthens communication and coordination alongside what you already use. Your primary tools, including CAD, WebEOC, and existing alert systems, stay in place.
No. Your plan stays yours. The network makes sure you are part of the broader safety conversation in your community, and that authorized partners can reach the current version.
Joining the Community Safety Network is free. Most local networks are led by an agency or regional sponsor, and community participants usually join at no cost. Optional coordination and management capabilities from technology partners are paid.
No. Participation is designed to work from a phone or laptop. You do not need new servers, dispatch software, or an IT team.
Only what you choose to share. Most organizations participate primarily to receive alerts, bulletins, and situational awareness, not to publish.
You can still register interest. Letting agencies and regional organizations know that community participants are ready often helps accelerate a network being stood up.
A complete network may include schools, districts, 9-1-1 centers, law enforcement, fire, EMS, emergency management, education service agencies, hospitals, mental health partners, and mutual aid organizations, including public, private, parochial, and charter schools.
No. Connected communities coordinate severe weather, regional threats, reunification, evacuations, nearby police activity, hazardous materials events, medical emergencies, and any incident requiring coordinated communication.
Initial setup is simple, and your network can begin with just a few participants. Onboarding focuses on verifying maps, defining roles, and connecting partners so the network is ready before the next incident.