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Police: department increasing staffing and joining regional operations center for FIFA
Summary
Police staff told council they will increase staffing across the June–July window, deploy strategically for about 91 events, and will sit at the Dallas joint operations center to request regional resources and receive intelligence in real time; the city also partnered with a base-camp operator at Hensley Field.
A police representative briefed the council on operational readiness for FIFA and other summer events, saying the department has adjusted staff schedules and plans to maintain a higher level of coverage throughout June and July.
The presenter said the department is "ramping up" staffing and strategic deployments for roughly 91 events across the 43-day period and listed coordination with external partners and hotels as part of the strategy. The department noted a partnership with a base-camp operator at Hensley Field that provides access to the Dallas joint operations center, allowing Grand Prairie officials to request regional, state or federal resources and to receive intelligence in real time.
