NEW YORK STATE FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION SAFETY PRESENTATION 03/06/2019
Current Climate Terror Plots for Open Air Venues Soft Targets Poor Planning if any Inconvenience vs Safety Liability?????????
Situational Awareness We are a just a Famers Market…. What does this have to do with me? Why do I need to worry about it?
Considerations Market Layout / Design Safety for Vendors Customers / Public Food Safety
Establish Relationships Fire Police Emergency Management Public Officials Have regular planning meetings
Develop a Plan Use your partners to help you create a plan What are the potential threats What are the potential hazards Plan should be for “All Hazards” NYS Mass Gathering Planning Guide
Resources NYS Mass Gathering Planning Guide DHS Run Hide Fight Posters / Video FEMA web site
What to do …… Run Hide Fight Have an escape route and plan in mind Leave your belongings behind Keep your hands visible Hide Hide in an area out of the shooter’s/ active killers view Silence your cell phone and/or pager Fight As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger Attempt to incapacitate the shooter / active killer Act with physical aggression and throw items at the shooter
What to do…….. Contd. If this happens……………. Then I need to …….
Don’t reinvent the wheel Use your partners to the fullest The Art of Cut and Paste !!!!!!!!! Take it Seriously Lose the “it will never happen here” Attitude