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Santa Clara officials praise Super Bowl safety response, say lessons will inform FIFA planning
Summary
City and public‑safety officials told the Stadium Neighborhood Relations subcommittee that two years of interagency planning and a unified command prevented major incidents during Super Bowl LX, and staff said lessons learned will support FIFA World Cup preparations while public concerns about helicopters and pyrotechnics remain.
Captain Richard Fitting of the Santa Clara Police Department said the city's Super Bowl LX operation was a success, attributing that outcome to “two years of interagency planning and collaboration” and a unified command structure that included roughly 50 partner agencies. "We applied a unified command structure, with significant multi agency coordination," he said, adding that the training and empowerment given to staff allowed field teams to execute at scale.
The captain described the event as a Department of Homeland Security designated special-event assessment rating 1, the highest risk level, and noted that planning covered tactical areas including critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, human‑trafficking response and pedestrian safety. "The vast majority of potential negative impacts…
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