The purpose of public safety special event planning is to:
One reason for developing contingency plans for permit-approved special events is to:
One of the many advantages of using a team approach to planning for special events is:
At its initial meeting, the planning team should:
• Develop a mission statement.
• Develop the event objectives.
• ____________________________
User Pays policies are intended to:
The Public Information Officer, the Safety Officer, and the Liaison Officer are all part of the:
Spontaneous events present unique difficulties to public safety personnel because they offer no warning.
Planners should assign ___________________ to events that are expected to draw very large crowds and impact mobility throughout the community.
A rock festival has been planned for this weekend. The promoter and sponsor have been advertising the festival for weeks. On the day before the event, large crowds of teens and young adults swarmed into the area. Many spent the night drinking and using drugs. By the morning of the event, several fights had already broken out between competing local gangs. The Mayor and City Council want to cancel the festival, but the sponsor is balking. Which statement below describes the preferable way to deal with such an event?
Having a pre-event emergency plan in place will help:
Because each special event is somewhat different from others, a hazard analysis should be conducted prior to each event.
The use of ___________________________ is/are a good way to protect the bases of temporary structures from damage by vehicular traffic.
A multidisciplinary planning team should be composed of the promoter or sponsor and all:
A special events hazard analysis should include analysis of:
Whether you are handling a routine emergency, organizing for a special event, or managing the response to a major disaster, the five major management functions that must be covered are:
• Command
• ___________________
• Planning
• Logistics
• Finance/Administration
One area of great concern in special events planning is the physical setup of the event. Both temporary and permanents structures must comply with:
Because ___________________________ provide a less confrontational security presence, this technique has been effective with young audiences.
To help reunite lost children with their parents or guardians, event planners should:
When assessing food safety measures at a special event, the planning team should consider the vendor compliance with appropriate State and local regulations related to food preparation, handling, distribution, and storing of food.
Sponsors of organized auto races conducted by professional racing organizations at permanent facilities typically have sophisticated contingency plans available.
A special event:
• Is nonroutine.
• Places a strain on community resources.
• May involve a large number of people.
• ___________________________________
The placement of launch pads for pyrotechnic displays must anticipate the:
___________________________ is a main factor in determining stage configuration.
Hampton is a rural community in the Midwest. The local high school football team has just won the State championship. The team has never won a championship in any sport before. The community is sponsoring a parade to celebrate the win. Thousands of people are expected to turn out for the event, including many from surrounding communities. There isn’t much time to plan the parade, and the Mayor is concerned about whether Hampton’s four-person police department can manage traffic and control the anticipated crowd.
Is this event a special event?
One way for special event planners to gather information about event specifics is to require the promoter or sponsor to:
Which position is responsible for establishing incident objectives, strategies, and priorities and has overall responsibility for managing an incident.
A national organization has been issued a permit to demonstrate at the State capitol building. An opposing group has threatened to turn out to disrupt the demonstration. Public safety officials are concerned that the demonstration may turn violent. What should they do?
If additional response resources are thought to be required for an incident at a special event, a good option for obtaining those resources is to:
Crowds are complex social structures that can assume roles that are different from the personalities of the individuals. Those who provide verbal support for crowd leaders are called: