Music Festival Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning with Scott Dennison

Hey insiders! In this episode, we're joined by Scott Dennison, a domestic and international risk professional who specializes in communication and strategic planning. Today Scott shares with us the in depth planning that goes into making sure large scale events are safe for attendees. We discuss weather contingency planning, medical staffing, security risks, international travel and new COVID-19 safety measures that may go into effect. Lastly, Scott also gives tips that festival attendees can use to protect themselves and their rights at events!
0:00 Intro
4:08 How Scott Got Involved in Live Events
7:28 Weather Contingency Planning
9:16 Security & Medical Staff
10:46 When to Evacuate an Event
14:50 Safety & Security Intelligence
16:25 Live Event Threat Analysis
17:46 Narcotics Detection
20:45 When to Seek Medical Help
22:42 How to Safely Travel Internationally
26:00 COVID-19 Health & Safety Plans
35:30 How Technology Supports Festival Safety
37:08 Safety Tips for Festival Attendees
42:32 Capacity & Flow of Traffic Issues
46:00 How to Work in Festival Security
48:51 Department Communication
50:51 Personnel Training
53:40 Scott's Favorite Electronic Artists
55:00 Outro
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OMG I love that his favorite DJ is Tiesto. It is awesome to hear from Scott and hear how security/safety works behind the scenes.