GSN_HSA2017_Yearbook

2017
GSN 2017 DIGITAL YEARBOOK OF HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Vendors of Physical Security Products and Solutions
Shooter Detection Systems LLC
2017 Winner
Awards Category:
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Best Active Shooter Gunshot Detection Solution
Reason this entry deserves to win:
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The sound of a gunshot can easily be mistaken for
construction noise or a car backfiring and this uncertainty
can trigger unnecessary fear and panic or
worse, inaction. Shooter Detection Systems’ Guardian
Indoor Active Shooter Detection System listens
and looks for gunfire and then reports that a shot
has occurred within one second. The system has
zero false alerts and displays the shooter’s location
on an easy to read floor plan that shows security
and key personnel where the gunshot occurred.
This allows officials to immediately and appropriately
respond to
a life-threatening
event and save
lives with accurate,
real-time
information.
As recent FBI
reports have
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stated, Active Shooter incidents have been on the
rise in the U. S. for the past several years. Effective
response depends on the timely detection and
reliable identification of an active shooter and the
immediate communication of the incident details
to at-risk personnel as well to emergency responders.
A multi-mode (acoustic and IR based) gunshot
detection sensor networked within a facility
provides immediate and accurate detection of an
Active Shooter within one second. The system also
automates camera call up and initiates access control,
therefore allowing security personnel to begin
lockdown or evacuation procedures, and first responders
to immediately address the threat.
Shooter Detection Systems is comprised of a
targeted team of business, tactical and multi-disciplinary
systems engineering experts who collectively
have over 40 years of experience with acoustic gunshot
detection systems that were developed for military
applications. While working at a major defense
contractor, the SDS team was responsible for the
successful production and delivery of over 10,000
gunshot detection systems to Iraq and Afghanistan.
As a result of sniper attacks on the U.S. power grid,
these same systems have been deployed to protect
critical infrastructure and prevent the effects of a
crippling power loss by sniper attack.
Understanding the immediate need for technology
to address the Active Shooter threat, the team
began investigating how their experience designing
acoustic detection technology could be applied
indoors, offering a solution to this difficult and
emerging problem. With a nation in fear of the
Active Shooter, false alerts would not be tolerated.
The difficulties in applying acoustic technology in
an indoor environment were examined, thoroughly
Link to Web Page of Nominated Organization:
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http://www.shooterdetectionsystems.com/
Link to full award submission report:
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http://www.shooterdetectionsystems.com/wp-con-
tent/uploads/2017/02/2016-GSN-Homeland-Security-
Award-Best-Active-Shooter-Detection-System.pdf
Nominating contact for this entry:
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Kendra Noonan, Director of Communications
Shooter Detection Systems
Office: 1-844-SHOT911
Nominating contact email address:
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knoonan@shooterdetectionsystems.com
Nominating organization address:
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Shooter Detection Systems
300 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley, MA 01969
tested, and found to have an unacceptable false
alert rate. Though even the vehicle gunshot detection
version uses an acoustic modality to detect
shooters, it was found that in an indoor environment,
an acoustics-only approach was insufficient.
The result is the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter
Detection System.
The Guardian system is comprised of dual modality
sensors strategically positioned within facilities
that transmit gunshot alerts within one second.
Guardian incorporates the world’s finest acoustic
gunshot detection software and combines it with
infrared sensor gunfire flash detection to produce
the most accurate indoor gunshot detection system
available. The sensor’s unique dual validation
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