We are kicking off our podcast. We will be talking about how to make your house of worship and your business a safer and better place.<a href="mailto:terry@churchemergency.com" rel="nofollow">terry@churchemergency.com</a>

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How often do you think that it happens?? <a href="https://www.storefrontsafety.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.storefrontsafety.org/</a><a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Car vs Building

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on this episode work out what is a soft target. and how do we fix it.A &#34;soft target&#34; is a person, thing, or location that is easily accessible to the general public and relatively unprotected, making it vulnerable to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_strike" rel="nofollow">military strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism" rel="nofollow">terrorism</a>, or crimes such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-ramming_attack" rel="nofollow">vehicle-ramming attacks</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" rel="nofollow">mass shootings</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_target#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOxford_Dictionaries_Online-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> By contrast, a &#34;hard target&#34; is heavily defended or not accessible to the general public.

Soft Targets

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Emotional Crisis and Response

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This episode Terry talks about 7 things that need to be in place for your VBS to go well.

7 Needs & Issues of VBS

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05/2025In this episode Terry and Gabe talk about some of the things the youth of today are facing.what to look for and some ways to help..<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a><a href="mailto:pittsburghpodcast@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">pittsburghpodcast@yahoo.com</a>

Safety with todays youth

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04/2026https://churchemergency.com/

Boiling a Frog Dooring Winter Storm Fern!!!

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What should we do when a group disrupts your Church services

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02/2026<ul><li>This episode we talk about what you should do when the police show up to the scene.</li></ul>

What to do when the police show up

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What training will you need for 2026? <a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Are You Ready For 2026?

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Should the doors at the church be locked?<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Should we lock the doors

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11/2025Todays talk is about Swatting. join us to learn what it is.

Swatting

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10/2025Today we talk about the lessens we can take a way from Charlie Kirk and apply to the Church Security team

Charlie Kirk and Church Security

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09/2025Todays episode we are talking about safety for going back to school<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Back to school safety

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Security Incidents Outside The Classrooms<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Security Incidents Outside The Classrooms

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How do we stay safe if we find ourselves in the middle of riot or protest? https://churchemergency.com/

Riots!!!!

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06/2025<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>

Prepared Not Paranoid!!!!!!

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<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">Church Emergency Consulting – If You Fail to Train, You Have Trained to Fail</a><a href="https://elitefirearmspgh.com/" rel="nofollow">https://elitefirearmspgh.com/</a>

Fire Arms Safety With Jody Salerno from Elite Fire Arms

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Interview with Coach Tim Wu

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<a href="https://churchemergency.com/" rel="nofollow">https://churchemergency.com/</a>My Name is Terry Berringer, I am an RN, CRRN.I have worked as a Firefighter, EMT, Paramedic.I am a Public Speaker, Teacher and Instructor.My company is called Church Emergency Consulting.We do CPR / AED training with a two year AHA certification.We do Stop the Bleed Classes with wound packing and tourniquet training.We do OSHA approved Workplace Safety courses.We develop First Aid kits for businesses, trades such as construction companies, service providers, churches and schools. As well as develop and build IFAKs.We do NFPA Fire Safety classes for schools and OSHA approved workplace environments.We do Fire Extinguisher training.We do Situational Awareness classes and on-site Risk Assessments for grant writing.We do Active Shooter training for schools, churches and businesses.We write Emergency Action Plans, Policy and Procedures manuals, we help facilities create, recruit and train security, parking, and medical teams.We are doing Pet CPR/First Aid certifications as well as setting up pet sitting for your four-legged family members by vetting and training them to provide the best care for your fur babies while you’re not home.And I am now an instructor teaching much of this at Elite Firearms training facility in Bridgeville PA and will be doing scheduled classes in many of these fields.

Fire Safety

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Today we will be talking about things to look for and to be prepared for what the weather has in store.

Water snow and Fire. Weather Preparedness

We are kicking off our podcast. We will be talking about how to make your house of worship and your business a safer and better place.

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