The cops had a problem. SOHO Personal LLC had a solution. Much of the information in these pages is restricted, but is here so we can make that information available to those who need to see it. We are proud of our work with the Kansas City, MO Police Department and wish we could show it all to you, but that's not possible. So, we'll do the next best thing and tell you about it.

After the tragedy at Columbine in the Spring of 1999, the Kansas City, MO Police Department, like most agencies, began the arduous task of "pre-planning" their approach to large scale emergencies at any number of "at risk" sites and schools throughout the city. About the same time, South Patrol Personnel put together a PowerPoint presentation to teach the educators how they could and should prepare for and react to such an incident in their schools. South Kansas City was preparing for the unthinkable, but something was missing . . .

KCPD had volumes of information for every school in SKC and a few other "at-risk" locations in South Patrol Division. The problem was how to make that information available to the officers who would be first on the scene. How valuable was it in a commander's office? Enter-SOHO Personal and the ingenuity of SPD personnel. We created an HTML based, MDT (in-car laptops) based catalog of these plans. Working with SPD personnel, we created a template for collecting the information for each site. SOHO Personal LLC then entered all the information into approximately 40 pages of content for each site, linked them all together into an easy to navigate catalog and dubbed it the Critical Incident Site Management System.

September 11, 2001 - The world changed in ways I can't begin and don't need to state. Suddenly, the SMS jumped from a few schools and sites in South Kansas City, to hundreds of sites thoughout the city and perhaps the state and rest of the nation.

The Critical Incident Site Management System and it's accompanying school violence PowerPoint has been recognized by the KCMO City Council and KCMO Board of Police Commissioners. In addition, the project has been nominated for the prestigious Herman Goldstein Award, IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Polce) 2002 Webber Seavey Award, and has received the KMBC/Metropolitan Chiefs of Police Award for Valor.

The project has been presented to numerous law enforcement organizations, agencies, and civic groups, including the IALEP (International Association of Law Enforcement Planners) on September 12, 2001 where it has received praise for innovation, function, and leadership. The project is currently under consideration as a state and national model for other departments.

The links on the left are restricted for obvious security reasons. If you represent another law enforcement or emergency response organization please contact Major John Armilio or Sergeant Steve Bean at the KCPD, South Patrol Division, 816 234-5550, or e-mail Sgt. Bean for access. Due to increased security concerns, we have recently removed logins that have not been active. If you need to be reactivated, we apoligize. Please e-mail Sgt. Bean with your name, agency. It will be helpful in validating your information if you can tell him where you initially signed up as well.

This project is "alive" and growing. It's size and importance has taken and will continue to take a considerable amount of SOHO Personal's resources, but we will continue to work with KCPD to refine and expand the project so long as they consider it important.

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