special event planning 2008 republican national...

LIMITED DISTRIBUTION – FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 1

Special Event Planning

2008 Republican National

Convention

Presented by: Terri Smith


Overview

Republican National Convention

September 1-4, 2008

Saint Paul, Minnesota

•Timeline

•Planning

•Organization & Operations

•Federal, Local, State

•Takeaways


2008 Republican National ConventionSaint Paul, Minnesota

September of 2006 – Saint Paul Selected as RNC Host City

January of 2007 – Governor Requests NSSE Designation

March of 2007 – NSSE Designation Granted by DHS

May of 2007 – Executive Steering Committee Established

September 1, 2008 – Convention Begins

September 4, 2008 – Convention Concludes


National Special Security Event

NSPD – 46/HSPD - 15

Designated by Secretary of Homeland Security

Incident of National Significance

Lead Federal Agencies

U. S. Secret Service

FBI

FEMA


U.S. Secret Service LEAD Federal Agency:

Security Design

Security Planning

Security Implementation

FBI LEAD Federal Agency:

Crisis Management

Counterterrorism

FEMALEAD Federal Agency

Consequence Management


City of Saint Paul

Signed Contract with RNC

Obligated to Provide City Services

Saint Paul Police Department and Saint Paul Fire

Department become LEAD Local Agency


Saint Paul Police DepartmentSaint Paul Fire DepartmentSaint Paul Emergency Management

LEAD Local Agency:

Security Design

Security Planning

Security Implementation

Crisis Management

Consequence Management


NSSE Advance Process

Executive Steering Committee

Agency Heads

Final decision making body

Resolves conflicts between agencies

Subcommittees

Specific area of responsibilities

Empowered to make decisions

Develop objectives/set timelines/brief completion


Organization & Operations

Operations Centers

Federal

MACC

Local

State


RNC Operational Information Systems

Telephone Lines

Internet (Blue Lines & Green Lines)

USSS Event Monitor

MNDOT Fiber Link

USSS VTC

USSS Radio Systems

USSS Radio Interoperability

12

(Xcel Energy Center)

RNC COA Command Post

(Post Office)

Protective Intelligence

Coordinating Center

(Fort Snelling)

(USNRC)

(Post Office)

Joint Information Center Saint Paul

Operations Center

(Griffin Building)

Bomb Management Center

FEMA Coordination Group

USSS

FBI

SPPD

FCO/SCO

USSS/FBI/SPPD

USSS/FBI/SPPD

Security Rooms

(Xcel Energy Center, MSP Airport)

Broadside

(USNRC)

Joint Operations Center

(USNRC)

Law Enforcement Sensitive Non-public Law Enforcement Security Information

(USNRC)

(USNRC)

RNC COA

(USNRC)

Intelligence Operations Center

Multi-Agency

Communications

Center

RNC Operational

Information Flow

Platforms

Tactical Security Room

Director’s Crisis Center(Post Office)

RNC

Dispatch

(RCECC)


911 Centers

Field Units

Agency

Command

Posts

Mutual Aid

Agency

EOCs

MACC

IOC

PICC

TOC

RNCDISPATCH

BMC/TSR

PFO

JOC

Dir CC

BRDS

SR

JIC

RNC COA

STATE

EOC

County

EOCsLocal

EOCs

Information Flow – NSSE Plus External Facilities


What is the MACC? A centralized COMMUNICATIONS and COORDINATION center

operated 24 hours a day during the NSSE.

Staffed by representatives from all participating operational security

entities, local government operations, and public and private

institutions who are responsible for the critical infrastructures of

power, gas and telecommunications.

Work Product:

Timely dissemination of information to all entities participating in

operational security, crisis management, and consequence management.

Provide the Common Operational Picture to support decision-making and command and control activities.

To serve as the centralized coordination center for security-related activities.


MACC Seating Chart

MinneapolisPolice Dept.

0191 0192

St.Paul Police Department

0073 0074

United StatesSecret Service

0024 0023

FBI

0095 0096

St.PaulPolice Department

0071 0072

MinnesotaState Police

0064 0065

MN DOT

0060 0061

MinneapolisFire Dept.

0193 0194

Metro Transit

PD

0207

AirportPD

0201

MN Bureau Criminal

APP

0066

BloomingtnPolice Dept

0202

METRORegionEMS

0067

BloomingtnFire Dept

0223

SPPublicWorks

0083

DODNorthernComm

SPFD

0078 0079

SPFD

0080 0081

DODNorthernComm

0089 0090

0232

FBI HMRU

MESB

0098

Air Space

0031 0032

MHSEM

0063

MHCEM

0197

MN DepOf Health

0062

RegionalHospital

RO

0069

RCEM

0082

SPEM

0176

FEMAFCT

0099

FEMAFCO

0098

NGA

0044

USSS TSD

0038 0039

MN NationalGuard

0208 0209

DODNorthernComm

0183 0184

RCPO USAO

0085

USMS

0216

FCC

0097

HHS

0215

FDA

0214

ICE

0086

EPA

0094

ATFE

0084

USPIS

0042

US Dep of Energy

0092 0196

DHS IP

0088

Verizon Wireless

0219

QWEST

0221

AT&T

0222

XCELEnergy

0205

Center-point

Energy

0203

FEDRailroad

Adm

0210

RNCCOA

0211

VerizonComm

0218

SPRINT

0220

DHSPFO

0093

SPPDPublicAffairs

0076

USSSPublicAffairs

0041

TSA

0042

U.S.CapitolPolice

0075

Air Space

0033 0034

Air Space

0036 0037

Air Space

0225 0230

St.PaulPolice

0227Observation Deck

MACC SEATING CHART

DSS

0231

FederalAir

Marshal

0212

0226

RamseyCounty

0068 0228

Hennepin County

0206 0229

USSSIRMD

0046

St.PaulHospitals

0046


Saint Paul Operations CentersCommand Posts

Local

RNC Dispatch (Ramsey County ECC)

St. Paul Operations Center

Saint Paul Emergency Management, SPPD, SPFD, Public Works, and others

Ramsey County Emergency Communication (911 Center)

Other 911 Call Centers

State

Minnesota State EOC

MNDOT Regional Traffic Management Center (RTMC)

Minnesota National Guard Joint Operations Center

Other Federal

DoD: Joint Task Force Minnesota (JTF-MN)

FBI JOC

FBI IOC


State EOC Operations Concept of Operations

Security

Logistics

Staffing

Funding


The Venue


Overhead 500 Yards


Takeaways-USSS Knows Their Job and They Do It Well

-Learn From Others-Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

-Semper Gumby (Always Flexible)-Value the Experience


Questions?

Terri Smith, Branch Director

Response, Recovery and Mitigation

MN Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

[email protected]

651-201-7408

mailto:[email protected]

special event planning 2008 republican national...

Documents