Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums

Supporting Actions
• Develop decision criteria to assist in making the relocation decision.
• Identify the person who will make the decision to relocate.
• Establish relocation areas by purpose and capacity. Identify routes to get to each
relocation area and specify capacity.
• Develop procedures for implementing relocation activities.
• Establish roles and responsibilities for the Evacuation Team to effect relocation
activities.
• Ensure that air monitoring teams and equipment are on site and functioning to
address possible chemical or other contaminant situations.
3.1.6 Evacuation Routes and Pedestrian, Vehicular Traffic Control
The following questions for Consideration and Supporting Actions statements are useful
in establishing evacuation routes and executing established traffic control procedures.
Considerations
• What criteria will be used to initiate a full evacuation of the stadium and parking
areas?
• How will pedestrian and vehicular traffic into and out of the interior, middle, and
exterior perimeters of the stadium be coordinated? How will pedestrians be
directed out of and away from the stadium before a vehicular evacuation?
• What procedures are in place for directing patrons away from their vehicles and
parking lots when these areas have been compromised?
• What procedures are in place for removing people from the stadium parking
areas, and nearby community property? What exit routes should be used?
• What criteria should be used to select evacuation routes? How will emergency
traffic corridors be designated? Who will manage and maintain them?
• Should evacuation routes include both vehicle and pedestrian traffic? Should
there be separate evacuation routes for pedestrians (along sidewalks and side
streets) and evacuation routes for vehicles (along major roadways)?
• What types of vehicles will be evacuating the stadium (i.e., car, bus, van,
recreational vehicle)? Where will these vehicles be located prior to an evacuation
and how will they impact the evacuation?
• How can the normal stadium traffic control plan be adapted for evacuation? What
controls will be in place for handling traffic exiting the stadium?
• What additional law enforcement and traffic control requirements are needed (for
both stadium property and surrounding community)? What additional local
government personnel and other resources will be needed to handle the traffic
situation once the stadium is evacuated? How long will it take for local
government personnel to respond and begin traffic control?
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