Heightened safety from dozens of native, federal companies forward of Tremendous Bowl

Santa Clara, California — Circling Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Wednesday at an altitude of 500 toes, a U.S. Customs and Border Safety helicopter was offering a chook’s eye view for the 1000’s of first responders securing Tremendous Bowl LX.

“Our fundamental aim up right here is simply to verify all people’s secure,” the pilot advised CBS Information, including that the main target is on “any kind of threats, any kind of violent acts or suspicious exercise occurring.” 

By being up within the air, CBP has the power to ship stay video again to their command facilities beneath so responders on the bottom know what they’re coping with.

Barricades are up, bomb-sniffing canines are on patrol and everybody getting into the stadium space is screened at a checkpoint. The Federal Aviation Administration has additionally issued a ban on all drone flights over the Tremendous Bowl.    

Greater than 35 native, state and federal companies have been working for the final 18 months to organize for recreation day.

Cathy Lanier, the NFL’s chief safety officer, mentioned in a information convention Tuesday that there aren’t any identified safety threats right now to the Tremendous Bowl. 

“No, we have had no credible or particular threats in any respect,” Lanier mentioned. 

Lanier additionally mentioned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers wouldn’t be working the Tremendous Bowl.

“There aren’t any deliberate ICE or immigration enforcement operations which might be scheduled across the Tremendous Bowl, or any of the Tremendous Bowl–associated occasions,” Lanier mentioned.

Jeff Brannigan, supervisory particular agent with Homeland Safety Investigations, which like ICE and CBP is a part of the Division of Homeland Safety, advised CBS Information that “the federal legislation enforcement footprint for Tremendous Bowl 60 is according to what it has been in years previous.”

When pressed on whether or not DHS may have a job as a part of that footprint, Brannigan responded that “DHS legislation enforcement at giant is collaborating in supporting the Tremendous Bowl. The main focus of DHS legislation enforcement on the Tremendous Bowl is security and safety.”