Chicago Public Private Task Force (CPPTF) Meeting Notes: December 8, 2022
Titan Security is proud to represent safety operations across a range of locations, sectors, and Clients at the most recent meeting of the Chicago Public-Private Task Force (CPPTF). As a part of larger cross-sector safety efforts across the region, the CPPTF meets monthly to discuss issues relevant to multiple agencies and businesses.
Public Sector Updates
- Chicago Police Department (CPD) 1st District: recent special event frequency down with the season; noted upcoming protests and demonstrations; preparation for New Years Eve underway
- Chicago Police Department (CPD) 12th District: violent crime flat month-to-month; special event tempo down
- Chicago Police Department (CPD) 18th District: Mag Mile parade successful; NYE preparedness underway; crime down slightly overall, retail theft up
- Chicago Police Department CPIC Fusion Center: provided initial summary of rifle attack on power substation in North Carolina on 12/03
- Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC): continues to lead city efforts on incoming buses of migrants/asylum seekers; planning underway for NASCAR race in July
- Chicago Fire Department (CFD): pushing winter safety tips including carbon monoxide risk and house fires; new public education coordinator Paul Lea introduced to task force
- Cook County Emergency Management Regional Security (CCDEMRS): Latesha Tubbs has joined agency as planning and preparedness manager
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS): continuing with site security assessments; multiple virtual training opportunities available, including active shooter scenarios
Other Updates
- Meeting held via videoconference with approximately 30 attendees
- No fireworks display along Chicago River this NYE; Navy Pier will have fireworks on night of December 31
- CPPTF will be resuming in-person task force meetings beginning in 2023
- A number of subcommittees and working groups will present updates in January
About the CPPTF
The Chicago Public-Private Task Force (CPPTF) has combined the planning and preparedness efforts of public, private, and nonprofit institutions for more than a decade. Member organizations volunteer their networks, skillsets, and expertise to address common safety and security issues affecting the broader community. Sectors represented include first responders, hotels and tourism, universities, financial firms, cultural properties, commercial properties, residential properties, retail properties, and hospitals.
About Titan Security Group
Titan launched in 1994 with a vision for a better way to provide security services to the Chicagoland community. Today, Titan is one of the largest security companies in North America, scheduling more than 80,000 hours per week, employing more than 2,250 security staff, and having enjoyed over twenty-seven consecutive years of successfully serving our clients across a wide range of industries. Titan delivers results to clients through flexible, customized security solutions, and superior customer service. The Titan approach combines traditional security staffing with electronic security systems to provide integrated, efficient, and customized security solutions from a single source.