DENVER – On May 22, the Colorado Rockies in conjunction with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held a full-scale exercise to test emergency response plans with local organizations. The collaboration brought together operational leadership, security and first responder teams from several groups, including the Rockies and Coors Field, Denver Police Department, Denver Fire, Denver Health Paramedics, Denver Office of Emergency Management and Denver Department of Public Safety to test tactical response and coordination in a complex and coordinated simulated attack at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.

“We are extremely grateful to CISA and our safety partners across the city of Denver for helping us test our emergency response plans at Coors Field today,” said Colorado Rockies Vice President of Ballpark Operations Kevin Kahn. “The preparation and implementation of training exercises like this are paramount to ensuring the safety of everyone at our ballpark.”

CISA routinely partners with the public and private sector as well as state and local government entities to plan and practice a wide range of possible emergency scenarios. The goal of each exercise is to unite partners and stakeholders through a mock event where they practice, as a community, response to an emergency. Exercising response plans is an important part of maintaining the security of national infrastructure.

“When government and private industry partner together, we generate strong relationships that build resilience and help secure critical infrastructure across the country. This includes ballparks and other places central to American life as we know it,” said Shawn Graff, Regional Director for CISA’s Region 8, which includes Denver and Colorado.

Nearly 500 active players and observers participated in today’s full-scale exercise, reviewing plans, taking response action, and evaluating planning processes.