Five Lives Lost in St. Louis Tornado Points to Gaps in Emergency Alerting Systems
Five Lives Lost in St. Louis Tornado Points to Gaps in Emergency Alerting Systems Why the St. Louis Tornado Reminds Us Preparedness Still Matters On May 16, 2025, an EF3 tornado tore through several St. Louis neighborhoods, killing five people, including three children, and injuring nearly 40 others. The National Weather Service issued a tornado […]
Press Release: Prairie Grove, Arkansas Completes Emergency Alert System Upgrade with HQE Systems
Prairie Grove, Arkansas Completes Emergency Alert System Upgrade with HQE Systems Upgrading Prairie Grove’s Emergency System Prairie Grove, Arkansas – In a forward-looking step toward improved public safety and communication readiness, the City of Prairie Grove has completed its transition to HQE Systems’ advanced emergency alert platform. This successful project marks a significant milestone […]
Press Release: Golden Dome, Golden Era
Golden Dome, Golden Era: Why America’s Missile Shield Must Be Built by Small Businesses in All 50 States As the U.S. prepares to build the Golden Dome missile defense system, it’s clear: the strategy must combine the technical expertise of major defense contractors with the deployment power of local, SBA-backed small businesses across all 50 […]
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 […]
