Clarity is a Survival Skill
Brian Churchill, Business Development Manager, LeoSight | Lieutenant (Ret.), Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Before I spent 24 years with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, I served in the 75th Ranger Regiment. The environments were different, but the lesson that carried me through both careers was simple. Clarity keeps people safe. Confusion puts people at risk.
In Ranger School, clarity was not a suggestion. It was required. You had to know the plan, the terrain, and your role, even when you were exhausted or things around you were changing fast. One line from the Ranger Creed always stayed with me: “I will move further, faster, and fight harder than any other Soldier.” To do that, you need clear information. You cannot move further or faster if you are guessing.
What makes this story even more meaningful to me is learning that LeoSight, back when it was known as Live Earth, was used by the 2nd Ranger Battalion in Afghanistan. Rangers used it to gain better situational awareness in a place where clarity could make all the difference. Knowing that the same kind of technology helped my fellow Rangers overseas, and now helps public safety teams here at home, brings this full circle for me.
When I became a police officer and later a lieutenant at IMPD, that idea showed up again in a whole new way. On the street, things shift quickly. If you do not have a clear understanding of what is happening, the job becomes harder in seconds. You feel it immediately. Radio traffic ramps up. People arrive with pieces of the story. Sometimes the person making the decisions cannot even see the scene.
Public safety talks a lot about unified command, but the truth is it only works when everyone shares the same understanding of what is unfolding. Without clarity, unified command turns into separate teams trying to solve the same problem with different pieces of the story.
It is not about lack of effort. It is about lack of clarity. The information is out there, but it is scattered across different systems and different agencies. Everyone is trying to help, but the picture does not come together.
In the Ranger Regiment, we built clarity through communication and simple, repeatable processes. In policing, that same approach kept our teams grounded during fast-moving calls. Clarity steadies people. It makes decision-making more confident. It keeps the mission on track.
This is one of the reasons I joined LeoSight. I wanted to support something that brings that same kind of clarity to public safety work. When teams can see the same thing and understand it together, coordination becomes easier and response becomes smoother.
Clear information is what turns separate responders into a unified command team. When everyone is operating off the same picture, agencies can move together with confidence instead of trying to piece things together on the fly.
Whether it is a large incident, a community event, or a normal Friday night, clarity strengthens everything around it. It protects responders. It protects the public. And it helps leaders guide their teams with confidence instead of guesswork.
That is what I leaned on as a Ranger and what I relied on as a police lieutenant. The better the clarity, the better the outcome. The mission might change, but that truth never does.
If you want to learn how LeoSight can support your team with better clarity and coordination, feel free to reach out to me anytime at bchurchill@leosight.com.
