SECURITY PLAN
As an event organizer you are required to provide a safe and secure environment for your event. This is accomplished
through sound preplanning by anticipating problems and concerns related to the event activities and surrounding
environment. The size, type, time of day and location of your event, as well as the overall activities are all areas that need
to be analyzed in depth and addressed through your security plan.
Most events require the services of approved security (either paid professionals or the Boise Police Department’s Special
Events Sergeant) to help develop an appropriate security plan. The City of Boise’s special Events Coordination
Committee has police officers who will work closely with you to review and analyze the security for your event. They will
determine points of concern and anticipate potential problems and recommend the type and amount of security personnel
for your event. The Boise Police Department may be employed for security and their services will be billed directly to the
Host Organization. Please click here to view Boise Police Department security rates, policies and contact information.
Police officers may be required depending on the scope of your event.
Special Events Sergeant
Please contact the Special Events Sergeant at the Boise Police Department (see Agency Contacts list on p. 31) to
discuss your security plan and the use of police at your event.
Security Plan Requirements
All road closures must be staffed by security approved by BPD’s Special Events Sergeant (SES).
All ingress/egress points of an inner perimeter must be staffed by security approved by the SES.
All beer gardens and identification checkpoints will be staffed by security approved by the SES.
Volunteer security personnel can be used at non-critical police approved locations only.
Paid professional security and volunteer security will be in event appropriate uniform (such as bright safety
orange, red or yellow shirts with “Security” clearly visible).
Requirements may be modified depending on the size, scope, location and time of the event with approval from
the SES.
The Boise Police Department has final approval on the security plan
Lost Child Protocol
1. Establish an appropriate lost child protocol for the event.
2. Establish an easily identifiable, staffed location to report and care for lost children.
INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
Events that pose a significant safety risk to the community may require an in-depth Incident Action Plan. The Incident
Action Plan focuses primarily on emergency response agencies and contingencies, but focus may expand depending on
the event. City of Boise Incident Management Team members may be required to prepare the plan and provide event
oversight. Applicants will be notified if their event will require an Incident Action Plan.
Updated December 23, 2011
11