馬丁華殊說明波士頓馬拉松賽期間安全措施

  波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin Walsh）（左二），波市警察局長伊凡斯（William Evans）
（前）昨日說明馬拉松賽當天的安全措施。（圖由波士頓市府提供，Isabel Leon攝）

            (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)第119屆波士頓馬拉松賽即將於四月廿日舉行，波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin Walsh），波市警察局長伊凡斯（William Evans）等人昨（十七）日中午舉行記者會，說明相關安全措施，強調不准使用無人機（drones），預期今年會有個令人愉快的馬拉松賽。

馬丁華殊及伊凡斯表示，今年的安全措施會和去年類似，請民眾提早出門去上班，儘量搭乘公共交通工具進城。

            伊凡斯並說明相關交通限制，包括用作馬拉松賽跑道的波約斯頓街，以及鄰近的紐百利街（Newbury），杭廷頓道（Huntington），都將完全封閉。

            伊凡斯表示，波市府將採取多重安全措施，包括沿路佈置便衣及穿制服的警察，以及偵測炸彈的狗。有意到波約斯頓街（Boylston）觀賽的民眾，最好不要攜帶大包包或揹包，嬰兒推車，冷藏箱等，以免安檢費時。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin Walsh）（前中）和波市警察局長

伊凡斯（William Evans）（左三）等人昨日說明馬拉松賽當天

的安全措施。（圖由波士頓市府提供，Isabel Leon攝）

            他也提醒參觀馬拉松賽的遊人，今年的新規定是不准施放無人機。他說警方將會使用“反無人機科技”，來制止相關行動。

            波士頓市長馬丁華殊表示，波士頓馬拉松賽已經成為大型國際體育競賽，也是所有波士頓人都喜愛的活動，波士頓市府，警察局以及所有合作夥伴，都將盡力保護民眾安全。但他們也要提醒民眾保持警覺，看到任何可疑情況，趕快通知警察。

            波市府公佈的安全措施包括，在馬拉松賽沿路，安裝100個攝像機，在終點線附近，以及後灣區安置五十個觀察點，監看群眾。
            遇有緊急狀況，請撥打911電話，或跟蹤@bostonpolice，以了解賽事安全最新消息。

            波士頓市部分的馬拉松賽路線，將有十四輛救護車，一百四十名騎自行車的，開救護車，徒步，以及駐守在醫護帳篷的急救人員待命，

            在終點線的兩個大醫療帳篷之外，波士頓公共衛生局將在波士頓廣場（）設置一個小的醫療站，備有內設三十張床的急救巴士。

MAYOR WALSH OUTLINES PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS FOR BOSTON MARATHON
BOSTON – Friday, April 17, 2015 – As the City of Boston prepares for millions of visitors for the 119th Boston Marathon, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released public safety plans to ensure a successful series of events.

“The Marathon is a major international athletic contest, and a celebration of all that we love about Boston,” said Mayor Walsh. “We have worked together collaboratively, with the Boston Police Department, and all of our partners, to keep everyone safe. We also ask the public for vigilance, and are encouraging everyone, if you see something, say something.”

Public Safety

• Boston Police Department (BPD) will have uniformed and undercover officers along the marathon route.

• Over 100 cameras will be active along the Boston portion of the Marathon route, and upwards of 50 observation points will be set up around the finish line area in the Back Bay to monitor the crowd.

• Spectators are encouraged to leave large items such as backpacks and strollers at home. These items are not banned; however, individuals may be subject to search.

• Call 9-1-1 in an emergency situation and follow @bostonpolice for race safety updates.
• Boston Fire will have walking patrols along the course to respond to incidents. Patrols can call-in additional assets, utilizing the alleys and adjacent roadways to the course. Air quality monitoring will also be carried-out along the route.
• Boston Fire will stage its specialized units for Tech Rescue, Haz Mat, Decon, and additional apparatus at strategic locations on both sides of the course.

Emergency Medical Services

• 14 ambulances will be located along the Boston portion of the race route to support the 24 ambulances providing service coverage throughout Boston.

• 140 Boston EMS personnel will be located along the Boston portion of the race route on bicycles, utility vehicles, foot patrol, and in medical tents, in addition to the crews covering the rest of the City.

• In addition to the two large medical tents in the finish line area, Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) will have a small medical station on the Boston Common with a 30-bed ambulance bus ready to deploy.

Street Closures & Traffic Advisories

Please see attached traffic advisory from the Boston Transportation Department for full traffic and road closure information.

• Vehicle traffic will be prohibited and parking will be restricted on many streets in Boston in the days leading up to the Boston Marathon and on Monday, April 20, 2015.  
• Using the MBTA to travel to and from Boston on Marathon Monday is strongly recommended.  Detailed information on MBTA service can be found at www.MBTA.com.  For a faster return trip, the MBTA advises riders to purchase a round-trip rather than a one-way ticket.
• On Marathon Monday, Newbury Street and Huntington Avenue outbound will be closed to vehicle traffic to allow easier spectator movement in the area.

Emergency Communications

• The City’s Emergency Operations Center will be open on Saturday and Monday to monitor the races. The EOC will be staffed by our city departments, state agencies and our non-profit partners to coordinate the City’s Operational plan.  Additionally, the EOC will monitor the weather, maintain situational awareness regarding the various Marathon events, ​respond to any resource requests from public safety ​and manage family reunification if needed.
• Boston EMS, Police, Fire, and the Office of Emergency Management ​will have personnel assigned to the multi agency coordination center at the Massachusetts Emergency Operation Center in Framingham.
• BPHC will have staffing at the Dispatch Operations Center and Central Medical Emergency Dispatch (CMED) Center where ambulance to hospital communication throughout metropolitan Boston is coordinated.