Most of your training should be directed toward
effective communication and cooperation among the various agencies represented
in the sport security command group (CG). The CG is composed of specialists from
five distinct areas: sport facility management, police, emergency management,
fire/HazMat and emergency medical services. They should be trained in basic
concepts relative to multi-agency collaboration, risk assessment, planning and
response/recovery principles. The expectation is that the leadership team will
be knowledgeable and skilled to coordinate the development of a sport event
security management system at their respective venue, including security
operations, planning and implementation. The main responsibilities for the
supervisory staff are enforcing the policy and procedures, overseeing the
training program, and evaluating personnel. For an effective security plan to
achieve its objectives, a qualified and trained event staff is essential. The
following outline provides an overview of each staff position:
• Parking Attendant:
ensures the ingress and egress from facility parking areas. They generally
perform the following duties: vehicle screening, pre-event parking lot sweep
procedures, control traffic flow and parking pass/credential control measures.