
Threat Response is focused on developing leadership and crisis readiness.
Mission Statement: At Threat Response, we train, support, and encourage the communities to be part of their own individual accountability, while respecting their natural fears and focusing on courage when challenged with immediate threats.
Our Story:
Threat Response was founded in 2017. Our mission is to empower people to learn and apply security methodologies to realize the desired outcome: safety for all community stakeholders which includes students, parents/guardians, and staff.
Our founding president, Jake Edwards was inspired to start this company by his parents’ roles as educators, his service in the United States Marine Corps and Government contracting as contingency skills instructor. His ambition led him to work for one of the largest school districts in the nation where he leads crisis training and response for more than 90,000 K-12 students.
At Threat Response, we train, support, and encourage the community to be part of their own individual accountability, while respecting their natural fears and focusing courage in the face of violent threats.
ACTIVE THREAT RESPONSE
We believe LEADERSHIP is one of the most important characteristics to embody under stress.
Lead - "The initiative in an action"
Tactics - "The means to accomplish growth"
Training churches, businesses, schools, and hospitals that want the best for their customers, employees, and clients. Unfortunately we all have insurance for certain urgent matters, having a policy for continued life is often limited. Our program is designed to give thriving options under stress and help maintain the desired outcome of continued life when faced with the immediate fear of death or grave bodily harm.
Threat Response is working with veterans and creating regional training teams throughout the country. One of our visions is to take veterans and develop them for a part time role into our public schools across America, providing the staff/students the opportunity to thrive in a crisis situation. Almost all 50 states require active threat / lockdown / intruder drills by law, we want to help provide the practical application training that is often overlooked for all stages of a school day. We call this program 'Serving Outside of Uniform'.
We are registered as a Federal Contracting Vendor and State of Virginia Contracting Vendor. Threat Response is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business / Veteran Owned.
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LEAD Tactics℠ - A multi-dimensional approach to an immediate hostile threat
Emergency Action Plan : Building a Crisis Response Team to prepare your organization for and understanding the basic levels of crisis readiness
We currently have trainers servicing Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic States.
Leadership / Team Development Training
Keynote Speaking / Team Developmental Workshops / Annual Refresher Training [Virtual Available]
Volunteering - with LEAD Tactics℠
- Coordinating combat reunions for our nations Warriors.
- Connecting others with volunteer networks in their local communities.
- Connecting veterans with non-profits to fulfill their servant heart outside of uniform.
- Providing a platform for non-profits to promote their mission.
June 21st, 2025
Location: 1100 Boyer Rd. Fort Valley, VA
Registration: 8 am - 9:30 am
Safety Brief: 9:45 am
Training Starts: 10 am
Training Ends: 5 pm
Registration Early Bird Fee is $200 until March 31st. April 1st it goes up to $225.
This camp is designed to bring the best one day seminar to a full day of training. We will have some of the top instructors in their industry teaching; Brazilian JJ , Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Japanese JJ, Defensive firearms (pistol/rifle/shotgun).
How the day works: There will be three 2-hour blocks of instruction throughout the day. We will run up to two live fire ranges and two combatives stations per block.
Check out our Raffle we are doing to fundraise for the great nonprofit, Warrior Rising. The winner gets a custom 24”x45” Peter Erdei custom wooden American flag (raffle will be open soon).
Registration for specific courses will be emailed to attendees in May. Firearms classes have a maximum of 12 attendees.
- Block 1: 10 am - 12 pm
- Block 2: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Block 3: 3 pm - 5 pm
Catered Diner (included in registration): 5:30 pm
Specific course titles and descriptions get sent out as soon as you sign up! Also, the course signup has now been released (this week). It is a first come first fill.
We also have a cottage that borders the property that sleeps 20+. Anyone attending can stay there for no extra charge. It‘s open until filled.
We also have an open range day starting at 1 pm on Friday, June 20th for those local or coming out of town.
Jake Edwards
Jake started his professional career in 2003 as a Combat Engineer in the United States
Marine Corps. The highlight of his service was Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and more specifically Operation Phantom Fury (Second Battle of Fallujah) in 2004 with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant from the Marine Corps Reserves in 2009.
In 2010, he was hired as a civilian contractor for an active duty training command to teach contingency skills to support requirements for military troops deploying to hostile/austere environments. In 2012, he transitioned to a different training contract and within one year rose to the ranks of Assistant Chief Instructor, filling an O-3 billet. There his training supported military advisors deploying to over 140 countries. The main course he supported was a rigorous six-week course that helped military advisors prepare for the challenges of language, region, culture, and field-craft skills needed to thrive in uncertain and hostile environments. He was the lead instructor for active shooter/insider threat training for armed and unarmed deploying students.
Jake currently fills a full-time position as the Supervisor of Crisis Management Readiness for one of the largest public-school divisions on the east coast (US). He is a certified School Security Officer (SSO) trainer that is also the training instructor for over 200 district SSO’s. He conducts staff and student crisis training for all the district employees and staff, totaling over 100,000 combined.
In 2017, Jake founded Threat Response LLC dba LEAD Tactics. Jake has collaborated with some of
the top professionals in the security/crisis management industry. Threat Response is a federal and state
vendor for varying training contracts.
Jake travels the country conducting in-person training, specifically workshops, and keynote speaking engagements. Jake has hundreds of hours of professional development and training courses. Jake has interwoven his passion for training with preparing companies, school districts, and other groups in awareness, resiliency, and proactive self- and -other service and protection.
Our team is made up of dedicated individuals who share a love for training and readiness. We have professionals from many different backgrounds. Each member brings a unique set of skills and knowledge to our business.
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Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)