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[= RSOs =]
Bob G
b0n3z
FirmWarez
saxdr
sintax_error (1st shift)
topsnooper
Merciless Mike
Kyord
Quiet
majornerd (2nd shift)
dan
J.T.
b0n3z
FirmWarez
saxdr
sintax_error (1st shift)
topsnooper
Merciless Mike
Kyord
Quiet
majornerd (2nd shift)
dan
J.T.
[= Security Staff =]
flirzan
4Footed
Nuclear Steve
Dr. Tran
4Footed
Nuclear Steve
Dr. Tran
NOTE - it seems we have a pretty good handle on volunteers now here. thank you to all who signed up, i'll be emailing you all to confirm this soon, etc.
The plan is for the shoot to run semi-officially run from 10:00 to 12:00, with RSOs in place and people with official lane assignments, etc. that whole time.
I foresee the following staff levels...
5 active RSOs at all times, minimum.
Two RSOs will be standing at the edge of the official firing lines (one for each line) simply policing the shooting muzzle of all hot weapons, as well as calling the range as hot or cold.
Two RSOs will be pacing back and forth behind the lines, making more direct interaction with shooters as needed. (clearing malfs, informing people to step back/forward as needed in order to toe the line, enforcing the "one active shooter per lane" rule, etc)
And at least one RSO may have an overwatch position on the big hill, which is where i might be a lot of the time, too. this person will be in charge of coordinating communication between the A and B ranges if we don't have radios, signaling all clear for cease-fires, etc. (the ranges are not separated enough by a barrier that would allow them to independently be hot or cold. cease fires will happen simultaneously, hopefully every 15 minutes and lasting no more than 3 or 4 minutes.)
Two RSOs will be pacing back and forth behind the lines, making more direct interaction with shooters as needed. (clearing malfs, informing people to step back/forward as needed in order to toe the line, enforcing the "one active shooter per lane" rule, etc)
And at least one RSO may have an overwatch position on the big hill, which is where i might be a lot of the time, too. this person will be in charge of coordinating communication between the A and B ranges if we don't have radios, signaling all clear for cease-fires, etc. (the ranges are not separated enough by a barrier that would allow them to independently be hot or cold. cease fires will happen simultaneously, hopefully every 15 minutes and lasting no more than 3 or 4 minutes.)
RSOs will naturally get to come to the event totally for free and will there will be at least two lanes for them to use exclusively. if i have a surplus of any funds after renting the canopies and other gear and such, then i'll buy people beer or drinks or otherwise try to reward you afterwards, too.
I will also need general staff/security folk. Their jobs will be a bit more nebulous, and i'm hoping this first year trying this will go sort of smoothly. But, in general, they'll be in charge of trying to keep out any crowds of people who haven't pre-registered for the DC Shoot and they'll be in charge of handling lane allocation, etc. I don't really know how many "general security staff" i'll be needing, but i am going to assume that at least three people, if not four, will be needed per hour-long shift.
one person simply at the front entrance, directing traffic regarding where to park and where to proceed once they enter... how to find the badge area for pre-reg people or where to go if they aren't registered, etc.
one person handling badges. yes, you'll get some sort of badges, hehe. there will be general attendee badges (allowing you to be in the semi-official area) as well as lane usage badges (different ones for Hour #1 and Hour #2).
at least one person handling general security - RSOs aren't responsible for ensuring that people have proper badges and such, they're just supposed to keep people safe. if you see someone trying to muscle into a lane that isn't theirs, etc... tell a yellow-vested person, not an orange-vested person.
one more additional person would be good, to serve as general runner, rotating load relief, etc.
one person handling badges. yes, you'll get some sort of badges, hehe. there will be general attendee badges (allowing you to be in the semi-official area) as well as lane usage badges (different ones for Hour #1 and Hour #2).
at least one person handling general security - RSOs aren't responsible for ensuring that people have proper badges and such, they're just supposed to keep people safe. if you see someone trying to muscle into a lane that isn't theirs, etc... tell a yellow-vested person, not an orange-vested person.
one more additional person would be good, to serve as general runner, rotating load relief, etc.
like with RSOs, anyone who will work a one-hour shift in a yellow vest gets free admission to the event, a badge, and (i hope) use of the staff shooting lanes. and again, if i have funds leftover after the event i'll buy you drinks, ammo, etc.
in fact. that may be a good reward... surplus Shoot Shop ammo can be yours to take home or something. i'll try to figure something out.
so that's about eight Security staff i'll be seeking.
some people have stated that they can pull either duty. i'm keeping those details in my notes, but for now i'm just putting people on these lists as you see here in order to stabilize the overall numbers.
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