Everyone can take solace in the fact that when management and ownership at Little Caesars Arena say they care about your safety, they mean it. Operated and managed by Olympia Entertainment, Little Caesars Arena officially becomes the first combined NHL and NBA venue to receive Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Certification. It’s the highest level of protection awarded.
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The Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (SAFETY), part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, encourages anti-terrorism technologies and practices to be created and used in modern entertainment venues, and other places where large crowds of people gather. Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena are the only professional sports venues under the same ownership to receive such certification. Comerica Park received the honors back in 2015.
“Our priority at Little Caesars Arena and Comerica Park is to create a safe environment for our fans, players, performers, and guests,” said Richard Fenton, Vice President of Corporate Safety and Security, Ilitch Holdings, Inc. “During the design and construction of Little Caesars Arena and its surrounding areas, we went through an extensive review process to assure we implemented the most comprehensive physical and electronic protective measures available by working with federal, state, county and local public safety experts. We are proud that these broad efforts have made Little Caesars Arena the first combined NHL and NBA arena to be awarded SAFETY Act Certification.”
The designation and certification will expire in 5 year’s time, on December 31, 2022, but until that time, know that you, the Detroit fans, will be in one of the safest venues in the country for watching your Red Wings and Pistons.