Restaurants are welcoming places, but operators, employees, and guests can face public safety challenges with little warning, from altercations and break-ins to robberies, assaults, and active threats. The National Restaurant Association's new Always Ready: Public Safety guide offers practical guidance to help restaurants reduce risk, prepare employees, respond with confidence, and recover safely after an incident, drawing on best practices from the FBI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Association's ServSafe training program, and industry security experts. The guide covers preparing before an incident by identifying vulnerabilities, strengthening facility security, and training employees, responding in the moment with clear emergency protocols that prioritize life safety and coordination with first responders, and recovering after an event by supporting employees and guests, documenting what happened, communicating carefully, and restoring operations safely. No business can eliminate every threat, but planning, training, and clear procedures can help restaurants make safer decisions when seconds matter. Read more at restaurant.org.