It's been 12 years since so many 12s gathered on the streets of Seattle.
In 2014, the last time the Seattle Seahawks won a Super Bowl, hundreds of thousands of fans crowded along a 2-mile stretch of Fourth Avenue to cheer the homecoming heroes in a victory parade.
At a preparade briefing on Monday, Seattle police said there could be even more fans this time around. At about 11 a.m. Wednesday, after accepting the Lombardi Trophy during a ceremony at Lumen Field, the victorious Hawks will take to the streets and greet their fans as they make their way toward Seattle Center.
The Seattle Police Department will pull out all the stops to ensure a safe and successful parade, said West Precinct Capt. Marc Garth Green.
We are looking forward to an outstanding day," Garth Green said. "Every available officer will be there. We've got large plans in place to secure the parade route."
Those plans begin with closing Fourth Avenue from Washington Street at its south end and Cedar Street to the north Wednesday around 6:30 a.m., with a few east-west streets on either end shut down as well, although Garth Green did not say which ones. The closures will allow the city to place fencing on either side of the corridor to keep people out of the street.
Sidewalks will be open and Garth Green said those who come early to camp before the parade should keep to them.
Garth Green suggested that people not planning on attending the parade avoid downtown on Wednesday if possible.
Police did not provide specific numbers of officers, but Garth Green said it will be an all-hands-on-deck callout, including some overtime, to ensure there are enough officers to handle the huge crowds and also respond to law enforcement calls elsewhere in the city.
"We're going to have just about everybody we can get come down here," Garth Green said. "We're expecting great crowds, and so we want to make sure it's safe for everybody."
In addition to Seattle officers, he said law enforcement from surrounding agencies, some citizen groups and the Seattle Fire Department will set up sites along the parade route.
"If you're in need of something, flag down one of the officers in yellow vests; we'll get you to them, or get them to you, whichever way we need to do," he said.
The street will be fenced off for the parade floats, and police are discouraging people from running from one side to the other. Garth Green also emphasized that there will be portable restrooms along both sides of Fourth Avenue, and he encouraged people to find them and use them.
"We will be containing the route, so there won't be a whole lot of crossover ability while we're there," he said. "We encourage people to find a restroom. There's a lot along the route."
Garth Green said the department has contingency plans in the event of unruly crowds or casualties, as well as potential that protesters may try to use the celebration to rally support for some cause or another.
"We have plans if we need to go off the parade route and around folks (to) … respond to any protest activity," he said, adding that the department has no information suggesting that might occur. If protesters interfere with the parade, Garth Green said, "Hopefully we can engage with the folks if they determine if they want to do that and get them off the route."
Finally, Garth Green said the Police Department will be seeking temporary flight restrictions on drones during the parade.
"So if you're bringing your personal drone or something, we're going to ask you not to fly it in the area there" the captain said. "We have had instances where drones collide with the side of buildings and then fall into crowds and have injured people.
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