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Thousands of people are expected to attend the Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale Beach, the first time the festival is happening since the pandemic. First responders have been preparing a safety plan for months. The three-day festival is happening just days after eight people were killed and more injured at Astroworld in Houston. Police in Fort Lauderdale said they’ll be using lessons learned from that tragedy to make sure nothing like that happens...

FORT MYERS, Fla.– As school districts begin using new security apps and systems to comply with Alyssa’s Law and enhance school safety, the CEO of SaferWatch, an app designed to save lives by targeting the location of an emergency, is trying to educate others about the safety of their app. The SaferWatch app is currently being utilized by districts around Florida, and even though many school administrators have adopted it, some teachers are still slow...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police have increased their presence around three schools after threatening posts were made on social media. Detectives are investigating threats against Dillard High, Stranahan High and William Dandy Middle, the department said Monday morning. “We encourage anyone with information about the posts or the person(s) responsible to contact us right away,” Fort Lauderdale PD said in a news release. “If you wish to remain anonymous, you may report information...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A local school district unveiled a new app years after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre, adding a new layer of security for students. Broward County Public Schools announced a new initiative to keep students and staff safe. The district launched Alyssa’s Alert — a mobile app that allows school employees to immediately contact law enforcement during an emergency with the push of a button. “Once that button is pushed,...

MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is announcing a recent partnership with SaferWatch. SaferWatch is a web and mobile based system that provides simple and fast communication between law enforcement and communities. It empowers users to report an incident as they see it happening or submit information at a later time. SaferWatch provides real-time two-way communication during situations such as weather incidents or traffic reporting. SaferWatch empowers users to report an incident...

PARKLAND, Fla – Stand with Parkland – The National Association of Families for Safe Schools today announced a new partnership with the SaferWatch mobile app to collaborate on their mutual mission of making our communities safer from violence. Since losing loved ones in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, leaders of Stand with Parkland have advocated for practical, non-partisan approaches to improving campus safety, mental health support, and responsible firearms ownership, and SaferWatch...

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), a global leader in mission-critical communications and analytics, and SaferWatch, a leading mobile application that allows authorized personnel to initiate a mobile panic button during an emergency via smartphone, have teamed up to deliver cutting-edge school safety solutions in Florida.