Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
FOLK FESTIVAL: Event
based on safety
constraints
BY KATHY DEGGENDORFER
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TUMULT: De-escalation
is a key skill for law
enforcement
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availability of resources is
necessary but not sufficient:
Law enforcement has to
adapt itself to accept counsel-
ing and wellness protocols as
a benefit that is not a sign of
weakness and does not leave
personnel vulnerable to nega-
tive judgment.
<We9re going to offer it,
we9re going to encourage it,=
Nelson said. <Reaching out
for support is the best way to
work through problems when
you are dealing with them as
an individual.=
Bailey noted that DCSO9s
use of force incidents are doc-
umented and reviewed at mul-
tiple levels 4 from matters as
simple as placing a subject in
an <escort hold= and remov-
ing them from an area to the
use of deadly force. Though
it is not mandated except in
the case of fatalities, DCSO
commonly activates a multi-
agency major crimes inves-
tigation unit when there is a
use of deadly force. DCSO
also reports on serious use of
force incidents to the FBI.
Nelson and Bailey also
noted that deputies are trained
in de-escalation techniques.
<That can prevent a lot of
uses of force,= Nelson said.
The Sheriff also said that
the agency seeks to use tools
and technology from The
Wrap restraint device to new
less-than-lethal force alter-
natives to drones and other
means of providing better
information on situations and
deployments 4 all with an
eye toward increasing safety
for law enforcement person-
nel, subjects of law enforce-
ment action and the public at
large.
Virtually everyone asso-
ciated with law enforce-
ment recognizes that this is
an exceptionally challeng-
ing time to work in the field.
Sheriff Nelson believes the
Deschutes County Sheriff9s
Office has been on the right
track for some time and is
focused on bringing people
into the work who will be a
credit to the profession 4
including new dedicated per-
sonnel to patrol the City of
Sisters.
the weekend dates of the
Festival, September 12 and
13,= she said.
For those dates, people
would be able to buy tickets
for a <rectangle= from up to
two to four people per rect-
angle. People would not be
able to mingle with other
circles and there would be
a cap of 250 tickets sold for
the event.
<We are trying to offer an
affordable ticket, but we also
don9t have the economy of
scale, so it might be a more
expensive ticket, but it is a
very unique opportunity,=
said Munro.
The performers for these
events would be perform-
ers that are local to the state
and potentially Northern
California and can drive here
versus traveling on a plane.
There would be perfor-
mances spread out through-
out the day of music on
August 1. And on the week-
end in September, if all
goes to plan, there would
potentially be more than
one venue with squares for
purchasing and scheduled
performances.
Whatever venue patrons
purchase tickets for is the
venue they would stay at
throughout the day and per-
formances will circulate
on the stages. Upon buying
the tickets, people will have
to sign a waiver and verify
their identity upon arrival as
well as all the names in their
circle to provide for contact
tracing.
<There are a lot of
logistics to figure out in
regards to making this as
minimal contact as possi-
ble,= said Munro.
The team is figuring out
the logistics of having food
carts and pre-packaged alco-
hol for purchasing available
as well.
With the offerings this
year being limited, Munro
and the SFF staff decided
to let ticket holders for the
festival use their tickets next
year, instead of trying to
have a modified festival.
<We knew it wouldn9t be
the same in any way with
restrictions and a limited
lineup,= said Munro.
So instead, the staff
intends to plan for a small
outdoor summer music event
4 which is challenging.
<It is sort of like a whack-
a-mole situation, every issue
that comes up and we untan-
gle it, more pop up,= Muro
said. <It is lots of figuring out
how do we still do this while
being as safe as possible and
following all guidelines.=
The staff has been work-
ing closely with the City of
Sisters, particularly with
Troy Rayburn.
<Troy has been great to
work with and the City has
been really accommodating
and wants us to do this,= said
Munro.
The staff will have to
dedicate more volunteers to
certain jobs, like enforcing
mask wearing in non-rect-
angle spaces and sanitizing
services.
The staff will be work-
ing closely with the City and
health officials to plan these
music events and promote
them locally. Tickets will be
going on sale for the August
performances, (all things
permitting) in mid-July. And
for the September event,
tickets will hopefully be put
on sale about a month prior.
<We could do all the plan-
ning in the world and cross
all our t9s and dot all our i9s,
but if there are huge out-
breaks in the state, we won9t
be able to have this and we
would fully refund people.
But if we can, we will make
this happen safely for the
community,= said Munro.
For more information
visit sistersfolkfestival.
org and follow Sisters Folk
Festival on Facebook and
Instagram for the latest
information.
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