Safe festivals: Butzbach's club's understanding in search of solutions!

Safe festivals: Butzbach's club's understanding in search of solutions!

Butzbach, Deutschland - On May 21, 2025, the event "Administration meets clubs" took place in the Ratzherrensaal of the Butzbach town hall. Organized by the city of Butzbach and the club ring of the city of Butzbach e. V., the event served as a platform for the exchange between city administration and club representatives. Around 70 participants from various clubs showed their great interest in the topics discussed, especially in the security aspects at events.

A central component of the event was the lecture by Mr. Dimitriadis from CM-Siko. This dealt with the challenges that can occur in the planning and implementation of events. Here, both legal requirements and practical tips on the safety of the participants were discussed. Mayor Huber emphasized the importance of cooperation between the city administration and the associations to ensure high security standards.

safety aspects in focus

Mayor Huber presented the responsible employees of the city administration during the event to offer the representatives of the clubs a direct contact. Andreas Catlin, the chairman of the club ring, added the statements to the importance of the security precautions.

As already discussed in the past, security aspects are of great importance at major events. According to information from [IM.NRW], municipalities record the necessary safety precautions by an orientation framework that serves in the planning and approval of events. The current version of the framework applies in particular to events with increased risk potential and supports the municipalities in both the implementation and in the follow -up of the events.

coordination and responsibility

The concept for the security measures is based on proven practical experience. It includes a structured procedure that is intended to ensure security throughout the event. It is also recommended to set up the central contact person and coordination bodies in order to clearly define responsibilities. This creates a uniform contact point for the organizers and improves the responsibility of the responsible authorities.

The orientation framework for security planning also stipulates that security concepts must be submitted to the municipality if an event has an increased risk potential. Such security concepts include structural, technical and organizational measures and are crucial for the approval of larger events.

In order to learn more about the specific templates and instructions, organizers can search for current information on the websites of their municipalities. In Butzbach, the event "Administration makes clubs" has made an important contribution to the awareness and preparation with regard to security precautions at future events.