20 Threats a Day Leading Up to Super Bowl Sunday
San Jose Police Dept. will investigate up to 20 threats a day in the week leading up to the 2016 Super Bowl, to be held in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home to the San Francisco 49ers.
Depending on the threat, security officials will decide whether to send in a SWAT team bomb sniffing K-9’s, or one of the many security apparatus in place.
Here are some of the ways the security at Super Bowl 50 is panning out:
- 90 Canine Teams of bomb-sniffing dogs will be employed. The dogs have also been familiarized with sounds and vibrations of three different military helicopters that might need to be used to evaculate players in case of an incident.
- 80 FBI bomb technicians with a mobile command vehicle operating remote-controlled robots that can analyze threats. Bay Area bomb squads on stand-by.
- Sniffer Box – a high tech sensing device that can detect a biological attack.
- No Fly Zones over the stadium, F-15 on standby to escort a plane out (182 Cessnas were used to simulate a trespassing in weeks of training).
- 24-hour/7-day ops – Security starts today, one week before the Super Bowl when the teams arrive. Every event leading up to the big game will be monitored. Sweeps for explosives will be made before each event.
- Elite Merge Team from San Jose Police Department has trained for a month with rifles and Bearcat Rescue vehicle.
- FBI operating from an operations center at a secret location. They will be joined by dozens of local, state and federal agencies including the FAA, which will watch for rogue drones operating in closed air spaces.
- To get into the stadium, all spectators will have to pass through airport-style metal detectors and will not be allowed to bring bags larger than 18 (inches) by 18, alcohol, coolers, pets, drones, bikes, skateboards, hoverboards.
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