We live in uncertain times and Vigilant Preparedness was founded to provide our readers with quality emergency preparation material that can be used to help ensure your family stays safe in a multitude of situations. You will find material on just about every type of condition or disaster possible in society today and you can be assured the information is well researched to academic standards prior to publishing on the site. You will also find discussions on survival techniques as well as every day carry gear.
Vigilant Preparedness was founded by Randy Griggs and operated under Shelby Creek Media LLC. Randy is an avid outdoors man with extensive experience in every condition you can imagine and has significant training and certifications in the field of emergency preparedness. In addition to this Randy is an Executive for a fortune 100 company and holds BA degrees in Business Administration and Information Technology Management as well as Master’s degrees in Statistics and Data Science.
Randy currently services in the Military Department of Tennessee’s State Guard appointed by the Governor. He serves as a Captain and Battalion Commander of the 3rd Special Military Police unit specializing in search and rescue, drone operations, and cyber security and warfare. Randy has received significant emergency management training from the US Army and the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). Details of Randy’s training and certifications are outlined below.
Licenses and Certifications
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) certified
- Tennessee Military Department Combat Lifesaver certified
- Tennessee Military Department Military Emergency Management Specialist certified
- American Hearth Association Basic Life Saver certified
- 2nd Degree Blackbelt (Nidan) American Federation of Jujitsu
- Wilderness First Aid certified
- Community Emergency Response (CERT) certified
- GRMS FCC Radio License
- FAA Drone Pilot License
- NRA Licensed Firearm Instructor
- Range Control Officer certified
Military Training
- Initial Entry Training
- Combat Lifesaver
- Officer Basic Course
- Advanced Leadership Course
- Search and Rescue
- Land Navigation
- Amateur Radio Training
- Communications Training
- ITAK Tactical Awareness Training
- CalTop Search and Rescue Training
Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) Training
- IS 100 Introduction to Incident Command System
- IS 200 ICS for singe resources and initial action incidents
- IS 700 National Incident Management Systems
- IS 800 National Response
- IS 75 Framework of Military Resources
- IS 907 Active Shooter
- IS 915 Protecting Critical Infrastructure
- IS 2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center functions
- IS 120 Emergency Exercise Design
- IS 230 Principles of Emergency Management
- IS 235 Emergencies Situational Planning
- IS 241 Emergency Management Decision Making and Problem Solving
- IS 242 Effective Emergency Communications
- IS 244 Developing and Managing Emergency Volunteers
- IS 26 Points of Distribution
- IS 2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework
- AWR 160 Weapons of Mass Destruction
Military Awards
- Tennessee State Guard Service Ribbon
- Military Readiness Ribbon
- Volunteer Service Ribbon
- Basic Training Ribbon
- Officer Training Ribbon
- Community Service Ribbon
- Aid to Civil Authority Ribbon
- Tennessee Defense Service Ribbon
- Military Achievement Ribbons (multiple)