Trends in Security and Crowd Management

BRIAN HERBERT SECURITY BEST PRACTICES TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT RUSS SIMONS – CHIEF LISTENING OFFICER VENUE SOLUTIONS GROUP

BACKGROUND 40 years: Facility & Event Management Nearly every major Professional Sports team in the U.S. 100 Colleges and Universities IAVM Safety & Security Committee DHS COVID-19 Recovery Working Group NHL independent Security Advisor

BACKGROUND Lead the IAVM industry response to COVID-19 Architect of the Walmart “Black Friday” and “Retailtainment” Crowd Management Plan DHS Public Assembly Facility Sub-Sector Council NCS4 Board of Advisors IIFX Distinguished Fellow



“COMPLACENCY IS THE SUCCESS DISEASE” Complacency is the success disease: it takes root when you’re feeling good about who you are and what you‘ve achieved” – Pat Riley

TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT RISK

TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT Threat + Vulnerability = Risk What Can Happen The likelihood it will happen

IN TODAYS WORLD RISK IS COMING FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES



ESCALATING FAN VIOLIENCE









TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT • JUVENILES • PROTESTS & CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE • PROPERITY DAMAGE • FENTANYL • FIELD INTRUSION





TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT • SECURITY SCREENING (AI & X-RAY) • CROWD MANAGEMENT • TRAINING (ICS, NIMS, TCM AND STOP THE BLEED • PREVENATIVE ACTION PLANNING • POST EVENT COMMUNICATIONS

TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT • EXTERNAL EVENTS & ACTIVATIONS • ATTACKS ON REFFERES & OFFICIALS • TRAFFICKING

STAFFING

TRENDS IN SECURITY AND CROWD MANAGEMENT • LEADERSHIP • ACCOUNTABILITY • INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS • SITUATIONAL AWARENESS • TRAINING (ICS, NIMS, TCM AND STOP THE BLEED

TRAINING • Written post orders •Importance of pre-event briefing •Flash training prior to events •Opportunities to reinforce training during events • Post Event Feedback

IIFX TOWN HALL – “INCIDENT REPORTING AND LITIGATION: FROM THE VENUE TO THE COURTHOUSE” September 21, 2022, 11:00am CST Iifx.org

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