Event Security
From managing parking and monitoring street flooding to responding to wildfires and terrorist attacks, RTCCs are helping agencies tackle a wide range of public safety challenges
Enhance event security and prevent vehicle ramming attacks with this portable barrier event solution
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Bill Scott, former SFPD chief and longtime LAPD veteran, will oversee officer hiring, training and security planning for the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics
Public safety personnel were on duty at Lambeau Field to keep fans safe and secure at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
“All of the same resources that were brought out for Super Bowl, they’ll see in an elongated fashion along Mardi Gras parade routes,” said U.S. Homeland Security special agent Eric DeLaune
The tribute will recognize police officers, firefighters and paramedics who responded to the New Year’s Day truck-ramming attack that killed 14 people
Bystanders restrained the man, who was in his 80s and had no affiliation with the school event, until Pasadena Police officers arrived to detain him
“We know we’re safer than we’ve ever been before,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said; security measures will include blast barriers, rooftop snipers and over 100 bomb-sniffing dogs
“What we did together...on that terrible day in July is what we are trained to do in Butler County every day: protect and save lives,” the first responders who will join the parade said
Access targeted strategies to mitigate vehicle-borne attacks
The deadly New Orleans crowd attack shows how extremists weaponize vehicles to target public spaces, stressing the importance of stronger security and counter-radicalization measures
A sanitation truck, snow removal equipment or public works vehicle are moveable barriers that can harden mass gatherings from vehicle terror attacks and other threats
As vehicle attacks have increased in recent decades, cities around the world have installed bollards in pedestrian-heavy areas
The suspect opened fire on officers as he exited the truck, NOPD Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said; guns and pipe bombs were recovered from the vehicle
In addition to scores of cops in plainclothes, plans include highly-trained Emergency Services cops on rooftops, Aviation Unit cops in helicopters and bomb-sniffing dogs
A disheveled chess fan with a troubled past attempted to derail the prestigious international chess event in New York City, but the NYPD’s response ensured the games went on
“We’re using the foundation of the strategy that we used at Taylor Swift,” NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said, adding that there are more partners and logistics added
Report identifies preventable failures in communication, planning, execution and leadership on and before July 13 incident
“The Secret Service’s zero fail mission allows no margin for error, let alone for the many errors described in this report,” the review stated of the first attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pa.
Optimal safety at mass gatherings requires breaking through silos and collaborating effectively
“We don’t want to do that, we want everyone to freely go into the polling place…you may not see us and that’s by design,” Arlington PD Sgt. Alex Rosado said
Amid ballot box burning and machete-wielding intimidators, law enforcement agencies across the nation affirm they are ready to ensure voters’ safety
Videos from the chaos show revelers standing on top of a bus waving a Dodgers banner and other people leaving a boarded-up store with sneakers
“As a first responder, I know first-hand the importance of being prepared, and this decision reflects my commitment to safety...on Election Day,” Gov. Joe Lombardo said
“We are at the Trump assembly, and there’s a guy shooting — he’s been shooting up the police,” one female caller said
“Put simply, the evidence obtained by the Task Force to date shows the tragic and shocking events of July 13 were preventable and should not have happened,” the report says
“Without that reform, the Independent Review Panel believes another Butler can and will happen again,” the authors wrote
The man said that he’s a Trump supporter and called the notion that he was planning an assassination attempt “ridiculous”
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