Fact Sheet

Description

The Special Event Planning Tools (SEPT) Portal provides risk management and decision support tools for protection associated with mass gathering events. The SEPT Portal was developed by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Distribution and use of the portal is authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only.

Capabilities

• The Event Map provides for location selection and event creation and editing.
• Standalone tools provide assistance in the selection of protection technology; each tool is designed to run with minimal input:
  • Barrier Damage Assessment Module (BDAM) – Estimates the effects of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on perimeter barriers.
  • Blast Standoff Calculator (BSC) – Provides a rapid calculation of the recommended separation distance between a typical special event asset and a blast attack (i.e. Vehicle-Based IED [VBIED], Person-Borne IED [PBIED]).
  • Serpentine Barrier Separation (SBS) Tool – Calculates distances between barriers for serpentine lane layout.
  • Vehicle Barrier Selection (VBS) Tool – Selects appropriate barrier type based on performance rating and anticipated threat.
  • Risk Management Tool (RMT) – Provides a method to evaluate risk with measures of threat, vulnerability, and consequence, and to evaluate reduction of risk via operational and protection measures.
  • Documents that include information on courses of action, “best practices”, lessons learned, and techniques for protection and risk management. Information is also provided on research and development efforts that show significant promise for providing protection.

Benefits

• Allows security professionals to evaluate an event venue, characterize the key assets, and evaluate risk.
• Provides multiple protection options and availability to adapt to changing threats.
• Provides calculations to assist with evaluation of security layout to consider specific threats.
• Available only with an authenticated account. An account can be requested using this form: Register For An Account.