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Describe the importance of developing and maintaining a good working relationship with your law enforcement partners. There are several key factors to developing and maintaining a good working relationship with your law enforcement partners. You must develop a level of trust and an open dialogue with your law enforce- ment leaders to ensure that all relevant details are always on the table. Venue managers are always challenged with developing a “right sized” safety plan that provides the highest level of safety within a reasonable budget. An open dialogue with law enforcement command allows ven- with the associated risks that may be present in the area at any given time. Law enforcement and safety agencies have knowledge and re- sources that venue managers are unable to provide. Local law enforce- ment works closely with national law enforcement and always has the most recent intelligence related to potential threats to your venues. This knowledge is important for venue managers in developing the overall safety plan for the venue. In the event you do experience an emergency situation, your local law enforcement and safety agencies will most likely oversee the implementation of the venue or communi- ty emergency plan. Making sure a venue manager, local law enforce- ment command, and life safety command are all on the same page will help avoid any confusion during emergency situations and provide a safer environment for your guests.
individuals are typically your eyes and ears for many issues within your venue and typically can provide a unique perspective on how your
safety operations are actually working. I have found that knowing my venue usually provides me with much better insight when setting op- erating policies.
How has receiving your CFE benefited you? - - cess required me to ponder many of my past positions and restate my knowledge and position relating to many areas of venue management. - address venue related issues in the greater community, I am typically one of the go-to people based on my demonstrated past experience. that I had, in fact, reached a level of competency within our industry. Many times, I am asked to make hard decisions that have no straight- demonstrated competency within the venue management industry and provides me with a strong basis for using my knowledge to help support new initiatives or resolutions to problems. FM
served as IAVM chairman in 2010-11.
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