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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the responses to some of our most commonly received questions – but if yours is not there, do not hesitate to get in touch.
Our team comprises former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents who enjoyed distinguished careers and developed their subject matter expertise while serving in the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), recognized internationally as the premier law enforcement crisis management organization.
Most of our team have held high level command staff and executive positions in government and the private sector. We possess a combination of government and private sector experience that is unparalleled in the industry.
No. 1st Watch Secure provides security consulting services with a focus on Active Assailant training, Work Force Resiliency training, De-escalation training, and Crisis Management training, and conducts vulnerability assessments for an array of organizations such as schools, universities, hospitals, religious institutions, businesses, municipalities, and the insurance industry.
Additionally, through our online subscription service, 1st Watch Secure has developed a suite of training courses within our Learning Management System in the areas of Stop-The-Bleed, Work Force Resiliency, Active Assailant, and Employee De-escalation.
First, we work with each client as a team and not a stand-alone company. Every step of our assessment is performed with our client’s designated representative(s). We stand together to improve our client’s security posture.
Second, our subject matter experts literally wrote the books on crisis response and crisis management. Our team possesses operational experience that is unmatched in the industry. Quite simply, we have been there and done that. Our state-of-the-art assessment tool focuses on the protection of people and company assets. It measures all areas of a client’s security posture and generates reasonable recommendations where appropriate.
Each assessment conducted by 1st Watch Secure is tailored to the client. All efforts are made to reduce costs to our clients through the streamlined process of our assessment tool, which focuses on effectiveness and efficiency. Typically, as assessment can be conducted in 1 to 2 days, with a minimal number of personnel and disruption to the client.
Yes. We can provide subject matter experts to review investigative/court related documents or provide expert witness testimony in all operational areas of law enforcement investigations, command and control, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operations, crisis response and management, training, agency policy, use-of-force issues, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team utilization.
Yes. As a normal function of our vulnerability assessment, we measure a client’s employee termination process. We believe in terminating an individual’s employment with dignity. 1st Watch Secure has created a “Termination with Dignity” process and can assist any organization with implementation of this process.
Yes. Our leadership training program has been designed around our operational experience in government and the private sector. All our team members have held or currently hold command and executive leadership positions. Our team has instructed at the FBI’s National Academy, the premier executive management training program for law enforcement executives from the United States and overseas.