Alexander Green Alex Beccone Danny Hicks Dan Fisher

1. SRA 311
Final Presentation
Team Members:
Alex Green
Alex Beccone
Danny Hicks
Dan Fisher

2. • 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

3. 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

4. • 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/

5. 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

6. • What can happen?
o Bombing (with an IED in a backpack)
o Shootings (with a concealed firearm)
Risk Assessment

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.