In April 2008, Critical Response Solutions met with the (DHS) Department of Homeland Security in Washington D.C. Our meeting was to review Critical Response Solutions, capabilities and products that are directly related to homeland security.

The recent shooting violence at Northern Illinois University highlights a growing problem for school administrators and security departments as well as an increasing safety concern for parents. While this follows similar events at Louisiana Technical College, Delaware State University and Virginia Tech, there is no pattern that would help prevent these kinds of violent acts. The best that administrators can do is prepare for all emergencies.

Critical Response Solutions developed Evacuation Maps for the State of Ohio Office Building, which is also known as the Lauche Building. This building consist of 458,000 square feet, and (14) floors, with approximately 1,350 people occupying the building.

Recent events have state legislators trying to make schools more safe and secure. Many of the new and proposed laws focus on making sure that schools have accurate floor plans on file and accessible to first responders. For newly built schools, the floor plans are probably ready for compliance with the new legislation. But, for older schools, the plans on file often do not include changes that have been made to the buildings.

Recently, (CRS) Critical Response Solutions a unit of CaddFX Design Services, met with one of the largest banking institutions in Ohio. This banking institution operates 900+ full-service retail banking branches in several states and maintains almost 1500 automated teller machines across the U.S.