Long Description: Initial Planning Activities Checklist - Step 2
Step 2. Assessment of Event-oriented Risks
Assessment: Demonstration or protest at politically or socially controversial events
If Assessment applies:
- Account for demonstrators in travel forecast
- Account for potential travel lane / road section closures
- Account for increased security and EMS involvement
Tips/Examples:
- Any event political in nature or invoking social concern
- Political convention or parade
- Major demonstrations may utilize a chartered bus service; however, community/local demonstrators may travel by car, park and then assemble
Assessment: Ticketless event patrons causing overcrowding at major sporting and concert events
If Assessment applies:
- Account for additional site attendance in travel forecast
Tips/Examples:
- Sold-out sports, such as a championship game
- Sold-out concert involving high-profile performer
Assessment: Fan celebration after team championship victory
If Assessment applies:
- Account for potential delayed egress after event
- Account for potential ingress traffic to the event site after the event
- Account for potential travel lane / road section closures
Tips/Examples:
- Post-event celebrations may occur directly outside venue, interfering with egress of customers
- Fans who did not attend the event may travel to the event venue to join the celebration
- Consider crowd control/response teams to quell disturbances in parking lots
Assessment: Event security for unexpected events
If Assessment applies:
- Prepare contingency plans
- Develop emergency access routes
- Incorporate provisions of public safety emergency response plans
Tips/Examples:
- High-profile, national event susceptible to security threats
- Potential for unruly spectator behavior or violence
- Consider crowd control/response teams to quell disturbances in parking lots
