title: Super ready: how a regional approach to Super Bowl EMS paid off.
abstract: The Super Bowl and its associated activities represent one of the largest special events in the world. Super Bowl XLVIII was geographically unique because the NFL's and Super Bowl Host Committee's activities, venues and events encompassed two states and fell across numerous jurisdictions within six counties (Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Essex, Middlesex, and Manhattan).This Super Bowl was the first to do this. EMS was one of the largest operational components during this event. Last and most important, it is the people and relationships that make any planning initiative and event a success. Sit down and have a cup a coffee with your colleagues, partners and neighbors in and out of state to discuss your planning initiatives. Do it early-it will make your efforts less painful should an event of this magnitude come to a city near you!
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: Henry P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Cortacans
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D009515:New Jersey