Mitigating Crowd Safety Risks*
Posted OnOctober 16, 2024 bySESSION DESCRIPTION This 90-minute session introduced key concepts for risk-based crowd safety planning for events, ranging from smaller concert sites to Levitt Pavilion-sized audiences. During this session, Peter discussed crowd dynamics, factors that influence crowd behavior during an event, and how to mitigate crowd safety risks through design, information, and management principles. Additionally, Peter shared tips and…Read More…
Planning Safe & Inclusive Concert Series Events*
Posted OnOctober 2, 2024 bySESSION DESCRIPTION During this 90-minute session, Peter shared practical tips and suggestions on how to enhance the safety and security of your event through non-traditional, welcoming approaches and the application of low-cost, “soft” security measures. Additionally, he discussed best practices and ways to build and/or enhance your relationships with law enforcement, police, and other local public safety resources, all of which…Read More…
Essential Event First Aid & Responding to Medical Incidents*
Posted OnSeptember 19, 2024 bySESSION DESCRIPTION For the first training session for the fall series, Peter shared practical tips on developing an event medical (first aid) support plan and coordination protocols for responding to medical incidents. Additionally, this 90-minute session also included an opportunity for participants to share their real world experiences responding to and managing medical incidents during their 2024 concert series. …Read More…
Part II Levitt Safety & Security Forum
Posted OnAugust 7, 2024 bySESSION DESCRIPTION The fall season Public Safety & Security Training Series kicked off with Part II of the Levitt Safety & Security Forum, a 60-minute session where participants shared what they applied and learned from earlier sessions, as well as from their onsite training sessions. Additionally, after visiting six Levitt venues and three AMP concert sites this summer, Peter shared a summary of key takeaways and recommendations from his trainings and concert observations. RESOURCES Session…Read More…
Insights from the Levitt Network’s Safety & Security Assessment: A Holistic Approach to Risk Mitigation
Posted OnJune 25, 2024 bySession Description This Levitt National Convening session explored the results of the Levitt Network Safety, Security & Preparedness Needs Assessment Survey. Highlighting Levitt network risk mitigation needs and gaps revealed through the survey, Peter spoke to the pivotal role of team resilience and preparedness in facing today’s security threats. Peter lay the foundation for a…Read More…
Staying Ahead of the Storm Front*
Posted OnJune 25, 2024 bySession Description Severe weather and event evacuation/cancellations may present challenging situations for grantees during their concert series. This session introduced the principles and techniques for preparing an ‘all hazards’ event evacuation plan for a concert site and how to develop a severe weather decision support matrix as part of an emergency response plan. Resources…Read More…
Enhancing Your Team’s Security Awareness*
Posted OnJune 18, 2024 bySession Description Participants learned how to enhance their team’s security awareness through tips and techniques to identify and report suspicious behavior through the ‘the power of hello.’ This session provided strategies for managing challenging situations and/or disruptive attendees. Topics discussed included how to safely de-escalate or disengage during a confrontation through active listening and empathy,…Read More…
Part I Levitt Network Safety & Security Forum
Posted OnApril 5, 2024 bySession Description The Part I Forum provided an opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the first four sessions in the Public Safety & Security Training Series and to submit questions and topics for further exploration. Resources Session Presentation (PDF) Session RecordingRead More…
Developing Your Event C3 (Command, Control, and Communication) Plan*
Posted OnApril 5, 2024 bySession Description Effective event communications and decision-making protocols play a critical role in ensuring the success and safety of your concert series events during both routine operations and in an incident or emergency. During this session, Peter provided practical tips on how to map an event C3 ecosystem and align it to stakeholder communications, followed…Read More…
Introduction to Event Risk Management Fundamentals & Data-Driven Approaches to Managing Risk*
Posted OnApril 4, 2024 bySession Description The training series kicked off with an introduction to the theory and practice of event risk management—the foundation for planning and delivering safe and successful concerts. Building upon the key risks identified during the findings presented at the National Convening presentation, Peter discussed the steps to develop an event risk register (template provided)…Read More…