Out of Millions, One Chosen: Qais Alkurdi Represents California During The National Small Business Week
Out of Millions, One Chosen: Qais Alkurdi Represents California During The National Small Business Week Honoring Leadership: Qais Alkurdi and the 2025 National Small Business Week Out of California’s 4.1 million small businesses, Qais Alkurdi, CEO of HQE Systems, Inc., stood alone in representing the state. More than just an honoree, Qais Alkurdi was selected […]
What the FSU Shooting Reminds Us About the Urgency of Campus Safety
When Normal Disappears in an Instant On a sunny Thursday afternoon, April 17, 2025, the Florida State University campus pulsed with the energy of spring—students rushing to class, friends grabbing coffee at the Union, laughter floating through the air like any other day. But in the span of moments, that familiar rhythm was shattered by […]
Press Release: Built From the Ground Up: How Qais Alkurdi Turned a Mission into HQE Systems
Built From the Ground Up: How Qais Alkurdi Turned a Mission into HQE Systems It didn’t start in a boardroom or a business school. It started on the battlefield. Qais Salem Alkurdi, a service-disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran, didn’t set out to build a company. He set out to solve a life-threatening problem: how […]
Press Release: Hill Air Force Base Completes Giant Voice Upgrade to Strengthen Emergency Readiness
Press Release / Hill Air Force Base Completes Giant Voice Upgrade to Strengthen Emergency Readiness Publish Date: February 5, 2025 TEMECULA, Calif., February 5, 2025 — HQE Systems, a veteran-owned provider of mission-critical alerting technologies, is proud to announce the successful delivery and acceptance of a next-generation Giant Voice Mass Notification System at Hill Air […]
PRESS RELEASE: HQE Systems’ CEO Qais Alkurdi named 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for California by SBA
PR: Qais Alkurdi SBA Small Business Person of the Year by SBA HQE Systems’ CEO Qais Alkurdi named 2025 Small Business Person of the Year for California [Temecula, CA] – March 18, 2025 – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named Qais Alkurdi, CEO of HQE Systems, Inc., the 2025 Small Business Person of […]
The Campus Safety Wake-Up Calls We Can’t Ignore
The Campus Safety Wake-Up Calls We Can’t Ignore It happened in an instant—an explosion ripped through a Texas Tech University chemistry lab, sending flames and smoke pouring into the sky. Emergency sirens blared, students evacuated, and first responders scrambled to contain the 18-hour fire that forced campus-wide shutdowns. Investigators later determined that the cause was […]
Disaster-Preparing Oil Drilling Sites: How AI Sirens & Smart Cameras Stop Disaster During Explosions, Storms & Stop Lawsuits Before They Happen!
Disaster-Proofing Oil Drilling Sites: How AI Sirens & Smart Cameras Stop Explosions, Storms & Lawsuits Before They Happen! Antrim, Guernsey County: Oil Drilling Explosion Accident The evening of January 2, 2025, started like any other for the residents of Antrim, Guernsey County. Then, at 5:30 p.m., a oil drilling site well pad exploded, shaking homes […]
Rebuilding Los Angeles: A Smarter, Stronger, and More Resilient Future After the 2025 Wildfires
The Aftermath: A City in Crisis and the Road to Recovery Flames swallowed entire neighborhoods as 40,500 acres of Los Angeles County burned in January 2025. More than 27 lives were lost, and at least 15,467 structures were destroyed, leaving thousands homeless (Forbes, 2025). The fires, fueled by Santa Ana winds exceeding 90 mph, tore […]
The Los Angeles Wildfires of 2025: Unveiling the Chaos and a Path Toward Resilience
Introduction: The Fiery Reality of Southern California The air was thick with smoke, and the once-vibrant skies over Los Angeles turned a foreboding orange. Families scrambled to pack their lives into suitcases as ash rained down, and sirens pierced the chaos. The wildfires of 2025 struck with a fury no one could have imagined. In […]
Did You Know a Single Campfire Sparked a Wildfire That Burned 120 Acres in Connecticut?
When a Spark Becomes a Nightmare: The Unseen Threat of Wildfires It started with a small campfire—an ordinary moment of quiet enjoyment in the woods. On the cliffs of central Connecticut, a hiker thought they had fully extinguished the flames, but a single ember lingered, unseen and smoldering. What followed was a nightmare. […]
