Summary
Super Bowl LIVE 52 was a 10-day festival-style, open-street event, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, prior to the Super Bowl game on February 4, 2018. Working on behalf of the Minnesota Super Bowl LII Host Committee (MNSBHC), Rozin Security oversaw the planning, preparation, and execution of the security plan for the event. During the eight months leading up to the event, and throughout the event itself, Rozin Security’s team orchestrated and directed a major collective effort to ensure security. This effort consisted of successful operations and an incidents-free, safe environment for thousands of employees and volunteers, and the millions of visitors that took part in Minnesota’s largest sports event.
The Challenges
The MNSBHC tasked Rozin Security with all security-related aspects for the event. This included identifying security needs, designing the security plan, obtaining and preparing relevant resources, and managing the implementation and execution of the plan prior to and during the event.
From a security standpoint, the event presented several major challenges that were a direct result of the event location’s layout, the nature of the event, its scope and magnitude, and its duration. Specifically, the following challenges and vulnerabilities played key roles in the planning and implementation of the security plan:
Approach and Solution
Rozin Security adopted a comprehensive approach for the planning and execution of the security program. It encompassed the following steps:
Threat and Vulnerability Assessment
Rozin Security conducted a complete Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) of the event venue in order to identify potential threat elements that could be attractive to aggressors and their potential methods of action (PMAs) based on their assessed operational capability. The TVA identified several potential vulnerabilities in the venue that could have been exploited by potential perpetrators to successfully achieve their objectives. Given the need to prioritize and properly allocate the budget, the TVA highlighted the most likely PMAs and most critical vulnerabilities. Rozin Security’s team then designed the security plan for Super Bowl Live based on the findings of the TVA.
Security Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
To address the event’s unique challenges, Rozin Security designed a robust, multi-layer risk-based security plan. It was based on the following principles:
The Results
Security personnel have identified multiple potential threats throughout the event period. Of those threats, some cases of suspicious activities were handed over to local and federal law enforcement agencies, and some of them led to legal actions. In addition, security staff encountered several situations of a crowded environment, mostly during major concerts. These situations were successfully handled with the Minneapolis Police Department, and the crowd was kept safe and under control.
More than one million people were estimated to have visited Super Bowl LIVE 52 during the 10-day event. They attended multiple major concerts, numerous daily activation points, and visited hundreds of vendors and businesses in the area. Despite the heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the event area, no major incidents occurred prior to, during, and after the event.
Testimonial
“Michael Rozin and his team at Rozin Security were critical part of the success of Super Bowl 52 in Minnesota. From the state-of-the-art security plan, to effective integration of security measures, and superior leadership with private and public-senor partners. Michael and his team helped avoid security risks while delivering outstanding experience for over 1.5 million people. If you are interested in taking your security operation to the next level, I highly recommend Rozin Security.”
— Dave Haselman, Chief Operating Officer, MN Super Bowl 52 Host Committee