Super Bowl Super Communications –
Super Bowl 42 (XLII)
The Secret? Great Group Coordination
Overview of Super Bowl XLII
• 300+ personnel working interior
• 500+ personnel working exterior
• 600+ specialty personnel available
• 60+ agencies involved in planning
• 24+ months of planning & preparation
• 8 Interoperability Meetings specifically related to Super Bowl o 90+ attendees, 50+ agencies represented
Super Bowl XLIIPublic Safety Communications
Commission Presentation
Denny Bennett, Glendale Police Department
Jesse W. Cooper, Phoenix Police Department
January 22, 2008
SBXLII Resource Workgroups (22)• Air Assets (DPS)• Tactical (GPD)• EOD (PPD)• HazMat (GFD)• Traffic (MCSO)• Escorts (DPS)• Dignitary Protection (DPS)• Mobile Field Force (PPD)• Public Health/Hospitals (PFD)• Emergency Management (ADEM)• Intelligence (DPS)• Mass Arrests (MCSO)
• Investigations/Evidence (ATF)• Media (PPD)• Credentialing (DPS)• Off-Duty Employment (MCSO)• Supplemental Staffing (GPD)• Public Safety External Liaison
(GFD)• Interoperability (GPD/PPD)• Infrastructure Protection and
ACTIC (PPD)• Fire/Rescue (GFD)• Federal Workgroup (FBI)
Agency/Venue Participation• Arizona Cardinals• Arizona Counter
Terrorism Information Center
• Arizona Department of Emergency Management
• Arizona Department of Homeland Security
• Arizona Department of Public Safety
• Arizona Public Service• Arizona State
University• Alcohol, Tobacco &
Firearms• Avondale Police• Buckeye Police• Bulletproof Securities• Chandler Police• Creative
Communications• Customs Border
Protection• Drug Enforcement
Administration
• El Mirage Police• Federal Bureau of
Investigation• Gila River Police• Gilbert Police• Glendale Fire• Glendale
Homeland Security
• Glendale Police• Glendale
Transportation• Global Spectrum• Goodyear Police• Immigration
Customs Enforcement
• Luke Air Force Base
• Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management
• Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
• Maricopa County Wireless
• Mesa Fire• Mesa Police• Motorola• NFL• Arizona Super
Bowl Host Committee
• Peoria Information Technology
• Peoria Police• Phoenix Fire • Phoenix
Information Technology
• Phoenix Police• Pinal County S.O.• Pro-Em (Traffic)• Public Safety
Communications Commission
• Rural Metro Fire• Salt River Project• Scottsdale Fire• Scottsdale Police • Southwest
Ambulance• Sprint/Nextel• TSA/FAMC• Surprise Police• Tempe Fire• Tempe Police• Tolleson Police• US Marshall’s
Office• Westgate• Wickenburg
Police• Youngtown Police• 91st Civil Support
Team
Interoperable CommunicationsOperational Considerations• Utilized previously formed committees and
workgroups (DOJ, UASI, Regional 800 MHz, etc.)
• Leveraged existing relationships• Engaged new participants (law enforcement,
fire/EMS, federal/state/county/tribal/local, military, private sector business, etc.)
• Ensured that operational requirements were the top priority (operational workgroups advise communications personnel of their needs and we attempt to meet them)
• Followed NIMS protocols
Interoperable CommunicationsTechnical Considerations• Utilized several radio systems for the event
week (Phoenix/Mesa for wide area use, Glendale for local use, DPS for air operations, AIRS for back-up)
• Various system usage also spread capacity use among several systems
• Due to disparate systems in use, programming of interoperability talkgroups a key technical requirement to allow users from various agencies to have interoperable communications (programmed Phoenix/Mesa interoperability zone and Glendale’s primary zone into numerous agency radios)
Interoperable CommunicationsTechnical Considerations Continued• Utilized gateways (Cisco IPICS) in a limited
capacity• Moved away from patches to more shared
talkgroups for better performance• Worked with wireless providers to
coordinate mobile COWS• Close engagement with the NFL Game Day
Coordination (GDC) group for frequency coordination and radio tagging
• Obtained cache radios for agencies that could not program 800 MHz talkgroups into radios
SBXLII OperationsSBXLII Operations
Major Venue Sites
• Phoenix Hyatt Regency• Phoenix Convention Center (Media Center)• Westin Kierland Resort (AFC team – Patriots)• Tempe (AFC & NFC practice sites)• Wild Horse Pass (NFC team - Giants)• Sky Harbor International Airport• NFL Experience• Super Bowl XLII
Unified Joint Operations CenterArizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
SBXLII TFR Overview
• 2 Nautical Mile Radius (NMR) Ring from 2 Nautical Mile Radius (NMR) Ring from 1300 Local – 1500 Local1300 Local – 1500 Local
• 10 NMR Inner ring to 30 NMR Outer ring 10 NMR Inner ring to 30 NMR Outer ring restrictionsrestrictions from from 1500 local – 2230 local1500 local – 2230 local
• To view the NOTAM please visit To view the NOTAM please visit www.faa.gov
Lessons Learned/After Action
• Following the event week, the Interoperable Communications Resource Workgroup will meet on February 7, 2008, to review operations
• Information will be presented at the February PSCC meeting
Super Bowl XLII – Game Day
Arizona DPS Officer Using a Motorola XTS-5000
Arizona DPS Officer Using a Motorola XTS-5000
Motorola Cache Radios
• Motorola provided over 500 XTS-5000 radios for use by our Public Safety agencies
• Programmed with talkgroups from the Phoenix Regional Wireless Network and the Glendale Police Department
• Special thanks to Motorola, particularly Larry Mabry and local Motorola staff
Motorola Cache Radios
Motorola Cache Radios
Planning & Preparation
• Begin preparing as soon as possible• We began organizing interoperability when the West
Valley Law Enforcement Coalition (15 LE agencies) was formed. This was 2-3 years in advance of Super Bowl If possible, run the event like an expanded regular
game (already have plans & SOP in place)• We used the NFL’s Phoenix Cardinal, NCAA Fiesta Bowl
and the BCS Championship football games as “practice” for the Super Bowl
The Crowd!
Glendale Police, Phoenix Police, Arizona DPS
Planning Considerations
• Plan for close Law Enforcement/Fire/EMS integration• Coordination w/Fire & EMS was a weak link
• Identify funds as soon as possible• More importantly, who pays & how
• System key sharing requires a lot of planning Governance
Get this worked out NOW Funding source
Someone has to step up and make it happen Programming
We contracted Motorola to program over a thousand radios
CBP & Glendale SWAT
Medical & Public Safety Aircraft
Additional Considerations
• Be aware of NFL requirements– Radio “tagging”– NFL “War Games”– Workgroups– NFL Frequency Coordinators
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliance
NFL “Media Wars”
Tactical Operations Center
Emergency Operations Center
Communications
• Talkgroup planning must be considered far in advance of the event
• Very difficult to coordinate and meet the needs of so many sub-committees
• Local coverage versus wide area coverage requirements• Communications must take a lead role
Be prepared for an extremely loud environment!
EOD Officers & Bomb Robot
Glendale PD w/Patriots Team
Talkgroup Planning
•61 “Known” Talkgroups for law enforcement & fire
Arizona DPS & Stadium Security
Arizona DPS & Glendale Fire
Area Surrounding the Stadium
Several Off-Site Parking Areas
Final Thoughts
• Be flexible!• Federal Agencies requirements
– Joint Operations Center (JOC)• NFL requirements• Special Operations requirements
– Tactical Operations Center (TOC)• Example: Homicide investigation across the valley
Questions?