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BOSTON - Thursday,
October 7, 2021 - As the City of Boston prepares for athletes and visitors
for the 125th Boston Marathon, Mayor Kim Janey today released public safety
and public health preparations to ensure a successful series of events.
“As we welcome back
the annual Boston Marathon, I want to remind everyone that this year we must
be vigilant with both our public safety and our public health. I encourage
spectators to take precautions to keep ourselves safe from the spread of
COVID-19,” said Mayor Janey. “Best of luck to all of our athletes. You make
the entire City of Boston proud.”
Public Safety
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Boston
Police Department (BPD) will have uniformed and undercover officers along
the marathon route.
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Cameras
will be active along the Boston portion of the Marathon route, and
observation points will be set up around the finish line area in the Back
Bay to monitor the crowd.
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Spectators
are encouraged to leave large items such as backpacks and strollers at
home. These items are not banned; however, individuals may be subject to
search.
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Call
9-1-1 in an emergency situation and follow @bostonpolice for race safety
updates.
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Boston
Fire will have walking patrols along the course to respond to incidents.
Patrols can call-in additional assets, utilizing the alleys and adjacent
roadways to the course. Air quality monitoring will also be carried out
along the route.
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Boston
Fire will stage its specialized units for Tech Rescue, Haz Mat, Decon, and
additional apparatus at strategic locations on both sides of the course.
Emergency Medical
Services
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Boston
EMS will have enhanced medical coverage, including additional personnel in
the field, dispatch and special operations.
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Units
will be deployed along the Boston route and in the finish line area, ready
to serve anyone requiring medical assistance, including runners, spectators
and volunteers. This will include EMTs and paramedics working on
ambulances, bikes and carts, as well as in medical stations.
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Through
close coordination with medical volunteers, Boston EMS works to treat and
release as many people on scene as possible, which is intended to mitigate
the impact to the hospital system.
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Boston
EMS plans to increase the number of ambulances citywide to ensure there
will be no disruption in services to residents.
Street Closures
& Traffic Advisories
Please see attached traffic advisory from the Boston Transportation Department.
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Vehicle
traffic will be prohibited and parking will be restricted on many streets
in Boston in the days leading up to the Boston Marathon and on Monday,
October 11, 2021.
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Using
the MBTA to travel to and from Boston on Marathon Monday is strongly
recommended. Detailed information on MBTA service can be found at www.MBTA.com. For a faster return trip,
the MBTA advises riders to purchase a round-trip rather than a one-way
ticket.
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On
Marathon Monday, Newbury Street and Huntington Avenue outbound will be
closed to vehicle traffic to allow easier spectator movement in the area.
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Visitors
are encouraged to take advantage of the City’s Bluebikes program.
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Read
all posted signs and variable message boards carefully.
Emergency
Communications
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The
City’s Emergency Operations Center will be open on Monday to monitor the
races. The EOC will be staffed by our city departments, state agencies and
our non-profit partners to coordinate the City’s Operational
plan. Additionally, the EOC will monitor the weather, maintain
situational awareness regarding the various Marathon events, respond to any
resource requests from public safety and manage family reunification if
needed.
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Boston
EMS, Police, Fire, and the Office of Emergency Management will have
personnel assigned to the multi-agency coordination center at the
Massachusetts Emergency Operation Center in Framingham.
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BPHC
will have staffing at the Dispatch Operations Center and Central Medical
Emergency Dispatch (CMED) Center where ambulance to hospital communication
throughout metropolitan Boston is coordinated.
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Sign
up for AlertBoston to receive emergency notifications from the City at boston.gov/emergency. Alerts are available in multiple
languages (Arabic, Chinese, Cape Verdean Creole, French, Haitian Creole,
Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese) in order to make them
accessible to all.
Public Health
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The
BAA (Boston Athletic Association) and City of Boston have worked together
this year to ensure the safety of all participants, staff, volunteers, and
spectators.
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We
strongly encourage everyone to practice personal responsibility for the 125th Boston Marathon. From guests traveling with athletes to
spectators cheering on participants, everyone is encouraged to take efforts
to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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These
efforts may include:
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Being
fully vaccinated
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Getting
tested for COVID-19 prior to any travel
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Wearing
a mask when you cannot socially distance over race week
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Only
using B.A.A. provided course nutrition in lieu of accepting hydration or
food from spectators
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This
is an entirely outdoor, open-air event. It is encouraged, but not required,
to wear masks.
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Individuals
who are not fully vaccinated are at higher risk of suffering severe illness
or death from COVID-19 infection.
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Any
participant, volunteer, or spectator exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 should stay home.
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If
you do plan to attend, avoid congested areas, wear a mask to cover your
nose and mouth, try to maintain six feet of physical distance as much as
possible, and wash your hands regularly.
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To
get vaccinated, find a location near you on boston.gov/coronavirus.
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