Guardian Defense is a company located in Boca Raton, Florida that offers Active Shooter Training for schools, colleges,businesses, places of worship, andlaw enforcement agencies across the country. Our programs transform the way employers and staff respond to an active threat, and are designed to empower staff to act when faced with an active shooter.
Guardian Defense offers active threat response training programs designed and tailored specifically for schools, colleges, universities, places of worship, hospitals, businesses and law enforcement officers. Our programs transform the way employers and staff respond to an active threat. Guardian Defense was founded in 2013 by current law enforcement officer, Steven S. Smith. Distressed by the tragic events such as the Beslan school hostage crisis in Beslan, North Ossetia-Alaina, Russia, and the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Detective Smith created the A.C.T. School Program to give the true “first responders” (faculty and staff) the confidence to cope with critical incidents on school grounds until professional first responders (police and fire) arrive. This program was first implemented at a private school in Florida in 2013, and has since been implemented to thousands of schools and workplaces. The ACT School Program has now evolved to become the Active Threat Response Program and offers a variety of suitable options for every staff size and working professional. Our programs are intended for any school or private business wanting to enhance the safety at their establishment; as well as for armed professionals who have a duty to respond and eliminate a threat.
Our Mission
Guardian Defense’s mission is to empower teachers, staff, and law enforcement with the knowledge and tactics necessary to protect and defend innocent lives and minimize mass casualties in the event of an intruder, active threat, active shooter or terror attack.
Our Vision
POLICY-TRAIN-DRILL
At Guardian Defense, we envision all schools and workplaces to adopt our initiative of “Policy-Train-Drill.” We expect every school and business to develop a policy for active threat response that enhances security and planning for the worst-case scenario. We expect schools and businesses to train and prepare for an intruder or active killer, as one would train and prepare for fires, natural disasters, and other critical incidents. Finally, we expect schools and workplaces to implement their policies and training by conducting drills regularly.
Our Unique Approach to Active Shooter Training
There are a host of things that make our company unique and set us apart from the rest in the business of Active Shooter Training. Here are just a few of them:
Current Law Enforcement Officers as Program Developers and Instructors
Prior and/or Current SWAT Team Members or Military Experience
All Programs Reviewed by Mental Health Professional Before Implemented
