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Inside mobile Silver incident command unit on the course.
the golfers and VIP guests, including Prince Charles and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Contingency plans also had to be made to manage the security requirements for the possibility of visiting former US Presidents, Bill Clinton, George Bush Snr and George W Bush. With the eyes of the world watching Newport, the additional pressure on security with such high profile visitors brought obvious operational requirements and acted as an excellent pre-cursor to the 2012 Olympics.
The Ryder Cup is one of the top 10 global sporting events
followed by hundreds of millions of people across the world.
“When we were developing the plans for the
Ryder Cup it was clear that there was an opportunity to use technology to give the commanders as much information as we could before they took operational decisions. This was the first major event where we deployed our command vehicle, and it really paid off. The Bronze commander was able to brief his staff and keep updated on everything that was going on from the middle of a golf course,” explained Superintendent Nigel Russell of Gwent Police. “All our systems, plus those of the HOSDB, meant everyone had all the information they needed. Deploying officers on mountain bikes with live streaming of images from the body-worn
cameras meant we could see and hear what was going on wherever they were on the course. Without this it may have been we would have needed additional police officers to attend incidents or to be available on the course.”
Silver and Bronze ICUs
The two Incident Command Units (ICUs) in use at the event were originally designed to provide tactical command solutions that would ensure preparedness for all civil contingencies throughout Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire,
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Newport and Torfaen in southeast Wales, but they are ideally suited for such large-scale events as the Ebbw Vale Eisteddfod in August and The Ryder Cup. “We worked with Excelerate Technology to develop a bespoke solution that has met all our tactical, strategic and technological requirements within available budgets,” commented Simon Leonard of Gwent Police’s Emergency Planning Department. “The new mobile ICU will enable us to better serve our local community and improve public confidence in our work.”
Gwent Police officers with USA Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin.
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