SRA 311

Final Presentation

Team Members:

Alex Green

Alex Beccone

Danny Hicks

Dan Fisher

• Public safety vs. fan experience

• Boston Marathon Bombings

• New bag policy implemented at Beaver Stadium for the 2013 season

o Blue and White game 2013

o Modelled after NFL stadium bag policy

Should backpacks be allowed inside

Beaver Stadium?

http://bostonherald.com/photos/ph

otos_of_boston_marathon_bombin

g_suspects

http://www.nfl.com/allclear

http://onwardstate.com/2013/09/05/students-invent-bag-to-

get-around-beaver-stadium-security/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-

14/misc_non_event/2013_BeaverStadiumGuide.pdf

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/p

su/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2013-

14/misc_non_event/2013_BeaverSta

diumGuide.pdf

• What is the situation?

o Firearm, bomb, or any weapon

transported into Beaver

Stadium via backpack Shooting

Bombing

Risk Context

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/

02/08/1560601/boy-gun-backpack/

Risk Context

• Who is the protector?

o Individuals inside Beaver Stadium

• What is the threat?

o Shooting/Bombing

• What is at stake?

o Public/individual safety

• What can happen?

o Bombing (with an IED in a backpack)

o Shootings (with a concealed firearm)

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

• How likely?

o Bombings are almost always black swan

events

o Statistically, the likelihood is low

Bombings at college stadiums are not frequent

events

However, the high impact of such an event

makes it a serious risk

Risk Assessment

• How bad would it be?

o Depends on the type of weapon used

o IEDs

Explosive, chemical, biological, radiological,

incendiary

o Firearms

Handgun, submachine gun, assault rifle, etc.

Risk Assessment

• How bad would it be? (cont.)

o Most attacks on sporting events like these

use explosive or incendiary bombs

o Backpack-sized explosive could contain the

equivalent of 20-50 lbs of TNT

o That would be potential deadly from 1700-

1850 ft away in a stadium scenario

References

2013 Stadium Bag Policy. (n.d.). 2013 Stadium Bag Policy. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://www.nfl.com/allclear

Nelson, J. (2013, September 5). Beaver Stadium changes include bag policy, enhanced cellular network, mobile app. Penn

State News. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://news.psu.edu/story/286305/2013/09/05/athletics/beaver-stadium-changes-

include-bag-policy-enhanced-cellular

Pickel, G. (2013, April 16). After explosions, bags, other items prohibited at Penn State's Blue-White game. PennLive.com.

Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/04/penn_state_football_bags_other.html

Pickel, G. (2013, September 4). Penn State Football: Officials shed light on bag policy ahead of home opener. Penn Live.

Retrieved April 18, 2014, from

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/09/penn_state_football_officials.html

United States. Army Materiel Command. (1993). Risk assessment. Washington, D.C.?: U.S. Army Materiel Command.