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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 6 November 2024

Faith-Based Security Headlines

These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Winterizing House of Worship Facilities (continued)

Insight Journal posted Winterization for Commercial Real Estate Properties: Essential Preparations for Building Operations.

The post provides technical details for qualified maintainers of HVAC and sprinkler systems.

The post also details the following less technical steps for winterizing a building:

  1. Service and Store Landscaping Equipment
  2. Winterize Irrigation Lines
  3. Inspect Roofs and Drains
  4. Ensure Emergency Generators are Operational
  5. Stock Ice Melt and Prepare Spill Containment
  6. Evaluate Ice Fall Hazards and Tenant Safety
  7. Update Emergency Contact Lists and On-Call Schedules

Analyst Comments:

While houses of worship and their facilities may not qualify as Commercial Real Estate Properties, the Winterization for Commercial Real Estate Properties: Essential Preparations for Building Operations post can be used by Faith-Based Organizations (FBO) to winterize their facilities. Yesterday’s Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post (DAP) highlighted other recommendations for winterizing FBO facilities.

As was mentioned in yesterday’s DAP, in addition to hostile attacks, FBOs should consider planning and preparing for “routine” hazards.

Weekly Security Sprint EP 88. Elections, Liability, and Off-boarding

The Gate 15 Security Sprint is a weekly rundown of the week’s notable all-hazards security news, risks and threats and some of the key focus areas for organizations to consider behind the headlines. Gate 15 team members discuss physical security, cybersecurity, natural hazards, health threats and other issues across our environment.

In this week’s Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:

The above Gate 15 Weekly Security Sprint website also provides links to many security-related items of interest.

Information on other Gate 15 podcasts can be found at Podcasts (gate15.global).

More Security-focused Content

Attacks on Houses of Worship in 2023
Read the March 2024 Threat Level Statement Update
Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

The FB-ISAO’s sponsor Gate 15 publishes a free daily newsletter called the SUN. Curated from their open source intelligence collection process, the SUN informs leaders and analysts with the critical news of the day and provides a holistic look at the current global, all-hazards threat environment. Ahead of the daily news cycle, the SUN allows current situational awareness into the topics that will impact your organization. To sign-up for the SUN, send an email to [email protected]

Learn More About Gate 15’s Enhanced Intel Solutions

This DAP highlights – Winterizing House of Worship Facilities (continued) / Gate 15’s Weekly Security Sprint EP 88 - Elections, Liability, and Off-boarding. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

This DAP highlights – Winterizing House of Worship Facilities (continued) / Gate 15’s Weekly Security Sprint EP 88 - Elections, Liability, and Off-boarding. DAP also has More Faith-Based Stories and Select All-Hazard Stories. These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

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