Gov. Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety found five recurring themes that led to last year's deadly Astroworld incident — most notably permitting and risk assessment. | via HoustonPubMedia
comes a little more than five months after the festival, in which 10 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the crowd surged toward the stage during Travis Scott's set. The youngest of those killed was Ezra Blount, 9, who attended the concert with his father.
Task force members recommended"a universal permitting template" in lieu of that discovery. It also recommended a standardized checklist for county judges issuing these permits. The report recommended a central organized command center —"Unified On-Site Command and Control" — tasked with identifying and preventing similar tragedies at future events, and additional training for security and event staff.
"Compared to shows in established venue structures, such as the ATT Center or Globe Life, manufactured events like the Astroworld show, which occurred in a parking lot, require unique contingency plans," the report said."For these manufactured events, there is a serious safety risk if venue borders are susceptible to a breach that results in unauthorized entrance to the grounds, and especially into sections reserved for first responders.
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