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Situational Awareness and Security Preparedness Considerations

Titan consistently maintains communication with our public sector partners to review active threats and resources.  The Chicago Police Department, Crime Prevention & Information Center (CPIC) issued the following in the latest Private Sector Situational Awareness Bulletin.

Situational Awareness and Security Preparedness

As the City of Chicago begins to enter framework for reopening, we are asking our Public/Private sector partners and faith-based community members to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings and report any criminal or suspicious activity immediately to your local law enforcement agency.

Given the nature of mass gatherings, predicting who will attend and what their motivations will be is difficult and unreliable. It is possible that individuals unassociated with the group will imbed themselves to exploit the group’s emotions and/or incite acts of violence.

The following options for considerations are listed to assist the City of Chicago’s private sector in creating a safe and secure environment.

Options for Consideration

  • Secure items that can be easily used to cause damage such as construction materials, outdoor seating, tables, garbage containers, etc.
  • Have security conduct outside sweeps and look in areas where items could be secreted such as in planters, bushes, and dumpsters. If anything is found of a suspicious nature, immediately report it by calling 911.
  • Identify alternate egress and ingress for building occupants and first responders. If main entrance is not accessible, ensure that alternate access location is communicated via 911, and if safe to do so, have someone positioned to guide first responders to area of needed assistance.
  • Identify alternate vehicular and pedestrian pathways in the event of roadway or sidewalk impediments.
  • In the event of criminal behavior, utilize CCTV systems to capture relevant behavior and secure it for follow-up investigation.
  • Review existing security plans and procedures to ensure they address issues such as shelter in place and/or lock-down procedures.
  • If you observe any suspicious activity contact 911

As always, if you “See Something, Say Something”. For life-threatening emergencies, call 911. To report suspicious activity, call 855-RPRT-2-S4 (855-777-8274).