JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 With any big event comes big security challenges, and the Jags\u2019 home playoff game Sunday is no different. <\/p>\n
Sunday will be the first home playoff game since 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t worry about the Jags fans. We know how to act here. So, we\u2019ll just leave it at that,\u201d said JSO Chief of Special Events Ellis Burns.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Chief Burns told Action News Jax there will be roughly 400 officers working the game to keep traffic moving efficiently and protect the tens of thousands of fans who will be descending on the Bank.<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody works together throughout the year. We have a very comprehensive security plan that we maintain. We\u2019ve built upon it for this for increased presence downtown,\u201d said Burns.<\/p>\n Burns said when it comes to security at a playoff game, the strategy is not much different than a typical home game.<\/p>\n But with the Winter Jam Concert overlapping with Sunday\u2019s game, the number of people downtown will be that much higher.<\/p>\n Between the game, Winter Jam, and other events downtown, Burns said we could be talking about 80,000+ people coming downtown on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, we\u2019re asking for people to listen to messaging. Listen to what\u2019s being pushed out through social media from JSO, from Legends Global, as well as the Jaguars,\u201d said Burns.<\/p>\n And JSO has a lot of technology at its fingertips to monitor crowds and identify any concerns.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cWe have cameras we can monitor here from the stadium, look at the bridges, and everybody coming into downtown. We also have a drone detection system,\u201d said Burns.<\/p>\n As far as traffic goes, Burns advised arriving early and being prepared for delays.<\/p>\n Traffic delays are virtually unavoidable, so JSO is asking for drivers to be patient with officers directing traffic.<\/p>\n On the ride home, don\u2019t get behind the wheel drunk, because JSO will be on the lookout.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re going to drink, have a designated driver. Be patient and be kind. You know, especially if you\u2019re in here, it\u2019s a close game, a lot of emotion going on obviously, with the fans. Don\u2019t do something to get yourself in trouble,\u201d said Burns.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 With any big event comes big security challenges, and the Jags\u2019 home playoff game Sunday…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":504813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[12189,5229,4503,634,77300,10082,226191,3188,723,11561,7310,64082,8013,3005,77156,48908,8423,226192,425,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,226190,3159,226189],"class_list":{"0":"post-504812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action_news","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-bills","11":"tag-burns","12":"tag-chan","13":"tag-chief","14":"tag-ellis_burns","15":"tag-fl","16":"tag-florida","17":"tag-jack","18":"tag-jacksonville","19":"tag-jags","20":"tag-jaguars","21":"tag-jake","22":"tag-jake_stan","23":"tag-jake_stoan","24":"tag-jso","25":"tag-legends_global","26":"tag-local","27":"tag-united-states","28":"tag-united-states-of-america","29":"tag-unitedstates","30":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","31":"tag-us","32":"tag-usa","33":"tag-var_veterans_memorial_arena","34":"tag-winter","35":"tag-winter_jam"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115867732703499382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}