On Fema.gov, Jim Digby – Linkin Park’s production manager – explains his work to ensure safety at Linkin Park concerts and the measures taken when severe weather strikes:
“As the production manager for world-renowned rock band Linkin Park (LP), risk mitigation is at the top of the priority list. Linkin Park are at the forefront of finding and creating better solutions to ensure the safety of all those in and around their performances.
Severe weather is more common than most realize. That is why we have a solution for outdoor event weather monitoring by accredited meteorologists who advise us through predictive forecasting technologies at all of our outdoor events. Weather Decision Technologies (WDT), located next to NOAA’s severe weather research and forecasting experts in Norman, Okla., has partnered with us to create the first ever weather decision and alerting matrix deployed specifically for outdoor events.”
You can read the rest of the article and check out the matrix HERE.