What We Do
Independent security and emergency-preparedness assessments, plus licensed investigations, for Texas utilities, energy operators, care facilities and public agencies. We assess your sites the way an adversary would, then give you findings your leadership can act on and defend.
From first call to finished fix
Every engagement follows the same four steps, with a fixed fee agreed before any work begins.
- 01
Scope
A 30-minute call to choose the site or facility, list the plans to review and agree a fixed fee.
- 02
Research & site walk
Threat research on your area, then an on-site assessment of perimeter, access, lighting, monitoring and critical areas.
- 03
Interviews & plans
Conversations with operations, security and front-line staff, plus a review of your plans, policies and records.
- 04
Report & briefing
A risk-prioritized report with a corrective action plan, delivered with an executive, board or council briefing.
Follow-through
After the report, we can investigate what the assessment turns up and return to verify that fixes were made.
Four sectors, one disciplined approach
The same field-verified process, tailored to the facilities and requirements of each sector.
Electric Utilities
- Substations, control centers and utility campuses
- Perimeter, line-of-sight, lighting and access control
- Detection and response-time review against local law enforcement
- Insider, contractor and vendor risk, plus security and emergency plan review
Oil & Gas
- Well sites, tank batteries and storage yards
- Theft and diversion exposure: valves, lease access and haul chain of custody
- Gates, lighting, cameras and after-hours alerting
- Hauler, pumper and contractor background checks; theft investigations
Healthcare & Assisted Living
- All-hazards risk assessments under the CMS Emergency Preparedness rule
- Texas assisted living compliance, including 26 TAC §553.275 and HB 3595 power outage plans
- Workplace violence prevention, access control, visitor management and elopement risk
- Three tiers: Compliance Gap Report, Risk Assessment and Full Program
Municipal & Public Sector
- City halls, courthouses, police and fire stations, emergency operations centers
- Physical security assessments supporting school district safety and security audits
- Water and wastewater site reviews for risk and resilience updates
- Council chamber and public-counter security; emergency operations plan review
One licensed firm, start to finish
Most consultancies hand over a report and leave. As a Texas DPS-licensed investigations company, we can run down the risks an assessment surfaces without you hiring a second firm.
- Background checks on contractors, haulers, vendors and new hires
- Insider-threat, theft and sabotage investigations
- Vendor due diligence
- Case packages for law-enforcement referral
- Follow-up verification visits after fixes
Findings built for a board, a regulator or a courtroom
Every finding traces back to what was observed and documented in the field.
Field-verified
Observed, documented and corroborated on site, not copied from a template.
Consistent
A structured, FEMA-derived threat and hazard framework keeps results comparable from site to site.
Testimony-ready
Documentation prepared to stand up to auditors, regulators, insurers and the witness stand.
David Franklin, Principal
Retired Texas DPS Captain, former Recon Marine and Iraq combat veteran. Holder of the Texas A&M TEEX Infrastructure Protection Certificate, with FEMA/TEEX critical-infrastructure training. Backed by a trained field team for site reviews and interviews.
Start with a 30-minute scoping call
Tell us the site or facility that worries you most. We'll outline the approach and give you a fixed fee before any work begins.
1st Stage Strategies LLC · Texas DPS Private Security Bureau licensed investigations company, License No. A31262501 · Veteran-owned, Texas-based