Gate 15 spends a lot of time digesting and analyzing the broad threat environment so we can encourage and assist our partners to best prepare for and mitigate their greatest risks. Given today’s physical security threat landscape, there’s a lot a venue or event manager could become overwhelmed with if they tried to “do it all.”
Given the limited time and resources that can be put towards security preparedness and operations, what are some of the preparedness and operational activities you’d want to see leaders prioritizing?
1. Lone actor / lone wolf, domestic and international terrorism awareness training.
2. Protection of exterior perimeters – entertainment zones outside the inner perimeters of stadiums, venue and arenas.
3. Mass transit hubs, ingress/egress, effective screening measures, preventing chokepoints, smooth patron traffic flow.
4. Crowd control, demographics, doing your homework prior to an event being held at your venue.
5. Background checks, vetting of part-time event staff and contractors entering the space.
6. Enhanced relationships with critical security partners, such as the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), the Department of Homeland Security, contracted law enforcement, fusion centers, and via public-private partnerships.
If someone reading this post is wants to learn more about you and USESC, what’s the best way to get more information?
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