Lifespot app pitched to Elbert County commissioners as faster active‑threat alert system

Brett Titus, a Lifespot presenter and former Denver police officer, told Elbert County commissioners on Nov. 3 that his company’s phone app can push near‑instant active‑threat alerts to 911, responding officers, fire/EMS, command staff and on‑site employees and display real‑time locations inside buildings.

Titus, who identified himself as a 30‑year Elbert County resident and a 21‑year SWAT veteran with the Denver Police Department, said Lifespot was developed from frontline experience and aims to solve seven recurring problems in active‑threat response, including slow notification, locating injured people and identifying armed staff. "In a crisis...we can get it in less than five seconds," Titus said, describing a three‑second "focus" press that triggers simultaneous notifications and a map view showing a red shaded radius for the reported incident and status dots for users and responders.

The app’s features include geofencing so users are visible only when they are on site and open the app, a law‑enforcement‑only chat channel to prevent false or confusing messages, an "injured" status that flags a user for rapid responder routing, and a commander view that Titus described as a virtual command post for remote incident management. He said Lifespot runs on cellular and Wi‑Fi, is designed to minimize bandwidth and will sound alerts even if a user’s phone is on silent, similar to an Amber Alert.

Commissioners and staff tested scenarios during a question‑and‑answer session. Commissioner Bulock asked whether an employee whose phone is paused or on airplane mode would still receive alerts; Titus said users can pause the app, but that alerts will bypass silent mode and can be received nationwide by assigned personnel such as bus drivers. Commissioners also asked whether the system could be trialed without notifying law enforcement; Titus said Lifespot offers a drill mode that suppresses live notifications to dispatch for training.

Privacy and tracking were raised repeatedly. Titus said Lifespot complies with Apple and Google rules and tracks a user’s location "only when using the app" and only when they are within a designated geofence; he said the system will not continuously track employees outside their work geofences. On billing, Titus described per‑user monthly licensing with annual billing and said the company offered multi‑month free trials in some school districts to evaluate the product.

Titus said Lifespot is already in use in several local and national customers he named during the presentation, and that Elbert County schools have used the product for multiple years. He emphasized the product is intended specifically for active‑threat incidents (serious bodily injury or death or credible threats of violence), and not for routine medical calls, to avoid alert fatigue and preserve dispatcher capacity.

The commissioners did not take formal action during the work‑study. Commissioners and staff said they would consider questions of scope, geofence boundaries for shared buildings, coordination with the sheriff’s office and whether to pilot the product before any procurement decision. The presentation concluded with commissioners thanking the presenters and adjourning the meeting.