Security, safety are top of mind for officials at Wurstfest

NEW BRAUNFELS – It’s no secret that Wurstfest has 1000’s of folks flocking to New Braunfels to participate within the amusing.

Rob Johnson is the Grosse Opa this 12 months.

“The person in charge of making sure everyone at the festival has a good time,” Johnson mentioned, describing his function.

But that excellent time can’t occur with out additionally making sure everyone seems to be secure.

“These are good people and we’ve got great people in place,” Johnson mentioned.

The president of Wurstfest, David Huddleston, pointed to every of the gates at Wurstfest and the generation in position to verify every visitor wasn’t bringing the rest in that would hurt any person else.

“When you come in, we have the latest in the magnetometers, the scanners which come in. It is our goal to provide a very safe environment here,” Huddleston mentioned.

Last month, the taking pictures at the Texas State Fair despatched attendees working in worry.

Huddleston mentioned they took what came about there as a chance to be told and run new safety situations to verify it doesn’t occur right here.

“We use that as a practice lesson here and went over various procedures in what to do in response,” Huddleston mentioned. “And we are using the latest in technology. It’s not the old thing where it just sets it off if there’s something there. Now, it’ll encapsulate and show you a picture of the guy and where it is on their body.”

Attendees of Wurstfest mentioned they are noticing the additional care.

“There’s a very good police presence, there’s a… I mean, I just think everyone’s looking out for each other,” Miles Schuk, a Wurstfest attendee, mentioned.

“I was thinking about that earlier. It seems really safe because sometimes big festivals like this can get really dangerous,” Ben Bates, every other attendee, mentioned.

“Big part of it is everyone here is respecting each other and everyone wants to have a good time and no one here is looking to impend on that. So I feel safe and secure,” Matthew Booker, an attendee, mentioned.

Huddleston mentioned they are partnered with native regulation enforcement along with its personal safety committee to verify each and every evening at Wurstfest is a secure one.