But could even the best emergency preparedness plan have prevented what happened in Las Vegas or ameliorated the chaotic aftermath? Some security consultants think the tragedy at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival might have been a one-off.
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Las Vegas shootings raise doubts about safety of live entertainment
But could even the best emergency preparedness plan have prevented what happened in Las Vegas or ameliorated the chaotic aftermath? Some security consultants think the tragedy at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival might have been a one-off.
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It is a hard truth that it often takes a disaster to occur for people to realize that they should have done something different. When it comes to crisis management the problem is that more often than not the crisis cannot be completely prevented, however, we can always be prepared with plans to know how to react. Just as we train for the possibilities of fires and tornadoes we should have plans for the possibility of a man-made disaster such as this shooting. In this instance, there is little that the venue could have done to prevent this from happening, however the article outlines the lack of preparedness of the venue to deal with the problems. Even the slightest bit of forethought into the possibility of something going wrong could have perhaps helped prevent some of the loss of life. In these circumstances, every moment counts and some sort of announcement in the moment or safety details in the beginning of exits in case of emergency could have helped the chaos.
Music festivals are amazing. One of my most favorite memories happened at a music festival - being in the crowd and listening to the music. I have always wondered about security at these events though and always come to the conclusion that it must suck to be the security. I believe that for two reasons: You can’t stand there and enjoy the music and you can’t possible see everyone and every threat just simply being inside and covering the place. It seems impossible. However, this past summer I went to a very large-scale music festival and found security to get into the place relaxed on some things and strict on others. It was interesting but reasonable. However, this music festival only really needed security at entrances and around the actual festival because it was in the middle of nowhere with nothing around. So outside threats weren’t an issue but I’m sure it helped to have a couple of helicopters circling around as they did. So, to imagine security at events in major cities where the hiding spots are practically endless is insane. There is just no way to prevent it or remain 100% secure. It is very nice to know that plans and coordination is becoming a very big deal and highly encouraged practice so that action can occur immediately and swiftly when things do occur, should they occur.
Looking back on horrific situations such as this, is really hard, but thats what you have to do if you want to learn how to move on and be better prepared. I personally have such a hard time being in big crowds, because I feel trapped. I think that is the biggest part of the safety risk that is hard to handle but necessary. Crowd standing room is a part of concert culture that people really enjoy, but is a large target for someone looking to cause human destruction. Evacuation plans I think should be implemented in any setting with a large group of people, because their could be a numerous number of reasons that everyone needs to leave. Making the place more organized with many exits that are clearly marked, is a good start, but more needs to be done. I know there is not an answer, unless you want to limit large amounts of people gathering, but thats not a solution, thats avoiding the problem. I don't think any of the security team did anything wrong, as they were doing the best they had with the given resources, planning better in the future is whats needed to move on now.
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