Protective
Preparedness
Security awareness and emergency response training designed for faith communities and educational institutions. Practical, accessible, and built around the environments your people already know.
Why Preparedness Matters
Churches and schools are among the most open, welcoming environments in any community — and that openness can create vulnerability. ESix10’s Protective Preparedness program equips your staff, volunteers, and leadership with the awareness and skills to recognize, respond to, and reduce risk.
Our approach is practical and environment-specific. Training is delivered with the culture and mission of your organization in mind — not as a generic security checklist, but as a framework your team can genuinely own and apply.
All training is advisory and educational in nature. Operational decisions, policies, and oversight remain entirely with your organization’s leadership.
Built for Your Environment
Faith Communities
Churches, congregations, and faith-based organizations of all sizes. Training addresses the unique dynamics of open worship environments, volunteer-heavy teams, and the pastoral responsibility to protect those in your care.
Schools & Educational Institutions
K-12 schools, private academies, and educational campuses. Training supports administrators, teachers, and staff in building a culture of preparedness that protects students without disrupting the learning environment.
Force on Force
The most realistic preparation available for community safety teams. Force on Force training uses non-lethal systems and fully scripted scenarios to place your team inside the stress, decision-making, and chaos of a real threat event — before it ever happens.
No classroom simulation prepares a person the way live scenario training does. Your team will make real decisions under real pressure, debrief what worked, and train the gaps — building the muscle memory and composure that matters when seconds count.
Non-Lethal Systems
Training conducted with non-lethal force-on-force systems that deliver realistic feedback without live fire risk.
Realistic Scenarios
Scenarios are scripted specifically for your facility layout, team composition, and most likely threat profiles.
Stress Inoculation
Controlled exposure to high-stress decision-making builds composure and response quality under real pressure.
After-Action Debrief
Every scenario is followed by a structured debrief — identifying decisions, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
What We Cover
Threat Awareness
Recognizing early indicators of concern — behavioral, environmental, and situational. Equipping your team to identify and report warning signs before a situation escalates.
Active Threat Response
Practical, scenario-based training for responding to an active threat within your facility. Covers decision-making, communication, and immediate protective actions tailored to your environment.
Emergency Action Planning
Building or strengthening your organization’s emergency action plan — including evacuation routes, shelter-in-place protocols, communication trees, and coordination with local first responders.
Medical & First Aid Response
Basic trauma awareness, bleeding control, and first aid response for non-medical staff. Focused on the critical minutes before emergency services arrive.
Security Team Development
For organizations building or formalizing a volunteer security or safety team. Covers roles, responsibilities, communication protocols, and de-escalation techniques appropriate for community environments.
Crisis Communication
Internal and external communication strategies during and after an incident. Covers staff notification, family communication, media considerations, and post-incident support for your community.
Force on Force Training
Live scenario training using non-lethal systems. Realistic, scripted threat scenarios run inside your actual facility. The highest level of practical readiness available for community safety teams.
Tiered Training Framework
Foundation
Entry-level preparedness for all staff and volunteers. Builds a shared baseline of awareness and basic response knowledge across your entire organization.
- Threat recognition basics
- Run, hide, fight fundamentals
- Emergency notification procedures
- Basic first aid awareness
- Reporting and communication
Prepared
Deeper training for designated staff, team leads, or safety committee members responsible for coordinating response during an incident.
- Scenario-based active threat drills
- Bleeding control & trauma response
- Evacuation & shelter-in-place leadership
- De-escalation techniques
- Coordination with first responders
Force Ready
The highest readiness level — for security team leads and designated responders who require live scenario training under realistic stress conditions.
- Force on force scenario training
- Non-lethal systems familiarization
- Facility-specific scenario design
- Stress inoculation & decision-making
- After-action review & improvement
- Emergency action plan development
Respectful of Your Mission & Culture
ESix10 understands that churches and schools are not tactical environments — they are communities built on trust, welcome, and care. Our training is designed to strengthen safety without changing the character of your organization. We work alongside your leadership to ensure training fits your culture, your people, and the values that define your community.
Accessible by Design
ESix10’s nonprofit status allows us to offer Protective Preparedness training at below-market rates. Fees cover direct program costs only — no overhead, no profit. We believe every faith community and school deserves access to quality safety training regardless of budget. Contact us to discuss pricing for your organization’s size and scope.
Ready to
Connect?
Reach out to discuss your organization’s needs and how we can tailor a training program that fits your team and environment.
