visitor safety program briefing to mec albert fritz february 2011
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Visitor Safety Program
Briefing to MEC Albert FritzFebruary 2011
Proximity to City
Mostly open access
24 hour risk
Tourist destination
3.7 million visits
Tourist gadgets
A Park within a City
Table Mountain (north) = 36
rangers
Silvermine (central) = 24
rangers
Cape of Good Hope (south) = 46
rangers
Marine Protected Area = 16
rangers
EPWP / DEAT projects = 150 pax
Honorary Rangers
TOTAL = 272 pax
Resources 1: Physical Presence
3 of 4x4 bakkies
1 of Quantum Bus for deployment
1 of Dog Trailer
1 of Road block trailer
2 of Quad bikes
1 of Off road bike
Resources 2: Vehicles
3 x CCTV cameras linked to City SSU
1 x mobile surveillance camera unit
Digital 2 way radios – City Call Center
Night scopes, telescopes, cameras
Personal protective equipment
Pepper ball guns
Resources 3: Equipment
5 Dogs fully trained to DH4
Dog Handlers trained to DH4
Kennel Unit at Kloofnek
Deployment trailer
Current extension to kennels
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
Resources 4: Dog Unit
Kloofnek office / dispatch / coordination
Kloofnek Visitor Center – engage with
Visitors re Safety Information
Signal Hill, Lion’s Head, Platteklip, Deer
Park, Newlands, Noordhoek Beach
Resources 5: Ops Centers
SAPS is our major partner
TMNP overlaps with 13 SAPS precincts
Attend regular meetings and share info
Close coms with SAPS sector policing
Neighbourhood Watches
CID’s
Tourism Agencies – Safety Info to Tourists
Partnerships
Visible Uniformed Policing
Observation points / Stake-outs
Routinely clear bunkers, caves, hide-outs
Remove suspects for finger-print tests
CCTV cameras and response
Parallel investigations to SAPS
Adaptive strategy – trends/displacement
Operations: Combating Crime
Cost of Visitor Safety Program - HR Expenses R3,2 m
- Operating Costs R1,0 m
- Maintenance R0,5 m
TOTAL OPERATING R4,7 m
New partnerships – Waterfront Rotarians
are sponsoring Kennel expansion
Tourism Partnerships renewed – to
communicate safety information
Perception Management – balanced coms
of risks, successes and interventions
Manned Visitor Information Centers
WHERE TO?
Thank you !
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