GetReadyGEAR, Inc. Partners with Lighthouse School Safety to Support Safe Schools

    SACRAMENTO, CA, October 20, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As America's Safe Schools Week kicks off, GetReadyGEAR, Inc. and Lighthouse School Safety are announcing their partnership to provide safe schools nationwide with emergency planning consultation, and emergency supplies.

GetReadyGEAR has been providing classroom lockdown kits and emergency supplies to schools, school districts and higher education institutions nationwide for the past 9 years. These supplies support school efforts to improve student safety during severe weather events, acts of terrorism and critical infrastructure failures. "These kits and supplies are designed to support students for up to 12 hours during a lockdown situation or up to 3 days during more significant shelter-in-place events" said GetReadyGEAR President Jim Serre.

According to Lighthouse School Safety President Dr. Cathy Anthofer, "The safest classroom is the prepared classroom, but preparedness does not just happen it is created through training and planning. Lighthouse School Safety focuses on the uniqueness of each school it works with to build the most effective emergency plan and the best prepared staff."

Given recent forecasts of severe ice storms in the Midwest and Northeast this coming winter; the partnership's first collaboration has resulted in a paper identifying what steps should be taken by colleges and universities to protect students who live on campus in dormitories or other housing units. The paper "Campus Ice Storm Survival" can be viewed at www.getreadygear.com/pages/campus-ice-storm-survival.html.

ABOUT GetReadyGear, Inc. - GetReadyGEAR, Inc. is a west-coast based provider of emergency preparedness supplies and emergency kits for schools, homes, vehicles and businesses. The company's emergency kits are designed by experienced first responders with comfort and survivability in mind. Clients include federal, state, county and city government; Fortune 1000 corporations; small businesses; colleges; school districts; relief organizations; and families. For more information visit www.getreadygear.com.

ABOUT Lighthouse School Safety - Lighthouse School Safety began in 2009 providing school safety and emergency consultation, training and planning resources for school administrators, campus safety officers, faculty, parents, and students for K-12 school districts, colleges, and universities. The Midwest consulting firm focuses on offering training for VAWA 2013 new student and new employee instructors, violence intervention consultation and helps colleges and universities navigate Campus SaVE, Title IX and Clery Act compliance. For more information visit www.lighthouseschoolsafety.com.

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