What to Know
- Ultra Music Festival wrapped up its 20th year on Sunday with no major incidents.
- Fire Rescue said they had 40 to 50 responses over the last two days and 10 of them ended up being transported to the hospital.
- Some people were arrested for narcotics use and for trying to illegally enter the festival by jumping the fence.
The Ultra Music Festival is wrapping up its 20th anniversary Sunday night, and police say they haven’t had any major incidents.
“This is the Super Bowl of music,” said Nathan Kurland of the Bayfront Park Management Trust.
City of Miami Fire Rescue said they had 40 to 50 EMS responses over the last two days and about ten of those were taken to the hospital.
“Some of the transports that we’ve had over the last two days has had to deal with a little bit of dehydration, people who are out there dancing and choose not to lose their spot,” said Capt. Ignatius Carroll of Miami Fire Rescue.
As far as law enforcement goes, Miami Police say they haven’t had any major incidents.
“We had a few narcotic related arrests and we also had a few people who attempted to illegally gain entry by jumping the fences,” said Officer Kiara Delva of Miami Police.
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After the mass shooting in Las Vegas in October, police took extra security measures at Ultra. They set up elevated observation points and worked with hotels to staff them with officers. On the ground, they also had rules before entering the festival.
“We don’t allow backpacks and we’ve adopted, similar to other sporting events, the clear backpack policy. So those types of things along with other measures has really made this a great event,” said Ray Martinez, the Chief of Security for Ultra.
“I feel incredibly safe, as do most people who attend Ultra,” said Kurland.
