Security staff and or law enforcement may be required for community use activities:
- CUPF reserves the right to assign security staff and or require user groups to hire certified law enforcement officer(s) having jurisdiction in Montgomery County, Maryland, for community use that the County determines necessitates such.
- The cost of such staff is the responsibility of the user group.
- Some basic criteria used includes the nature of the activity, the number of rooms being used, the type of room(s) being used, number of participants expected, experience with the user’s past activities, approved permit allowing alcohol to be served, traffic concerns in the vicinity of the facility being used.
The following is a general overview of what a group may expect of security staff when working for community use events and activities:
- Introduce themselves to group leaders.
- Check rooms before and after the group activity.
- Remain with the group in the areas permitted for their use, monitoring activities, parking lot areas, hallways and corridors being utilized by group, etc. at all times.
- Security staff will submit a post-event report to CUPF outlining issues or concerns.
Crowd Manager Certification: At least one person present at each use should be certified in handling crowd control via the State of Maryland Fire Marshall’s Office online training. Click here for Crowd Manager Certification.
CPR Certification: At least one person present at each use should have a current CPR certification by a recognized group such as the American Heart Association, Red Cross, etc. Click here for one of the accepted CPR Certification sources.