DALLAS – Smiths Detection today announced multiple local and national security agencies used the company’s threat detection systems and training to help secure the Super Bowl in addition to other events and venues associated with the football championship game.
Leading up to the event and on game day, teams of law enforcement and counterterrorism officials had a variety of Smiths Detection tools for air monitoring, entrance screening and response to any potential unknown chemical threat or biological substance.
Bob Bohn, Vice President of Sales, Smiths Detection, said, “We are honored to provide the capabilities and training needed for quick and accurate threat detection andentification in order to help protect the people attending the Super Bowl and other high-profile events. Our thorough preparations combined with the ability to customize threat detection libraries enable emergency response teams to monitor for and react quickly to potential threats. This mitigates any incidents and ensures public safety while minimizing disruptions.”
Smiths Detection hosted 10 days of free workshops for emergency response teams involved in the event. The training courses were designed to teach teams proper sampling and operational techniques as well as how to use several functions and features only available in Smiths Detection’s systems. These included creating site-specific chemical libraries to facilitate quickerentification of unknown substances.
Smiths Detection systems used to detect chemical, biological, radiological and explosive threats included the LCD, HGVI, and GasID for gas and vapor detection andentification, the HazmatID, HazMatID Ranger and RespondeR RCI forentification of suspicious liquids, powders and gels, the Prime Alert and BioSeeq PLUS for biological threat assessment as well as a system for radiation assessment.
Smiths Detection has also provided threat detection and security screening systems for Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup and Pan American Games as well as the G-20 Summit and United Nations Congress.
Smiths Detection (www.smithsdetection.com) designs and makes advanced solutions to detect andentify threats including explosives, chemical agents, biohazards, nuclear, radiation, narcotics, weapons and contraband. A market leader worldwide in providing layered security technologies, Smiths Detection has plants in eight U.S. states. It partners federal and state government agencies and first responders to strengthen homeland security and safeguard the military. Major customers include the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is part of Smiths Group (www.smiths.com),a global leader in the practical application of advanced technologies. Smiths Groupemploys around 23,000 people, including more than 9,000 in the U.S. where it operates around 100 sites in 40 states. For more information on its U.S. operations: U.S. Fact Book http://www.smiths-group.com/siteFiles/resources/pdf/smi_us_factbook_2009.pdf
For more information, contact: Dana Knox-Gower Smiths Detection Director, Communications and Public Relations Phone: 203.207.9700 ext. 26 Email: dana.gower@smithsdetection.com
Jackie Ibanez Coltrin & Associates, for Smiths Detection Phone: 212.221.1616 Email: jacalyn_ibanez@coltrin.com