Local festivals are not changing security measures for upcoming events in the wake of a shooting last weekend at a festival in California.

“We have security and emergency planning. There is a plan in place to handle different types of emergencies,” Dustin Drew, Moraine State Park manager, said about the 21st annual Moraine State Park Regatta being held Saturday and Sunday.

Unlike the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California, which had a perimeter fence, metal detectors, bag searches and police patrols, the park and regatta are wide open with security provided by state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources rangers and Fish and Boat Commission waterways conservation officers.

At the California event, police said a 19-year-old man cut through the fence and opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing three people, including two children, and wounding a dozen others before officers fatally shot him.

There is no fence around Moraine State Park and people attending the regatta can enter the park and event from multiple places, Drew said.

“Being it's a free event, there's no tickets. We're not doing bag checks, but we do patrol and watch out for things that may cause alarm and address them as needed,” Drew said. “It would be difficult to stop every person and search them. We try to keep (events) free and accessible to everyone.”

He said rangers from other state parks run by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will work with Moraine's rangers, and waterways conservation officers from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will patrol Lake Arthur.

DCNR rangers, including those at Moraine, regularly travel to other parks to help with large events, he added.

“Our rangers are tied into the county 911 center, so if there's a request for assistance, neighboring agencies would assist,” Drew said.

He said there have not been any major emergencies at the regatta during the six years he has worked at the park, but there have been some minor medical calls.

A private security firm has been hired to work at the 71st annual Butler Farm Show from Aug. 5 to 10.

“We have security there. They're on the grounds from a day or two before the farm show to a day or two after,” said Paul Hartzell, vice president of the Farm Show board of directors. “There are procedures in place if something would happen.”

Police will be called if necessary, and local emergency medical personnel have been hired to provide first aid when needed, Hartzell said.

The Farm Show grounds are fenced, but the parking lot isn't. An admission fee is charged, but scanners or metal detectors are not used, he said.

“We are aware of California, but there's nothing we can do now. It's too close to change now,” Hartzell said.

The board reviews every show to look for ways to improve the following year's show, and that review includes the security measures.

“Basically, we have a two-week layoff right after the show. Three weeks from tonight starts next year,” Hartzell said.

When the Butler Italian Festival takes over downtown from Aug. 23 to 25, the city's police department will deploy triple its usual number of officers and the CB Rangers will handle traffic control, Butler Police Chief Bob O'Neill said.

“We're going to be vigilant,” he said.

State police, Butler Township police and the county sheriff's office will be notified about the event and be on standby if needed, he said.

Similar to other downtown events, Main Street and some side streets will be closed for the Italian Festival, which is free to attend, and there are many places for people to enter.

“Because of how open it is, security is limited. That's one of the major concerns with outside venues. We create a command post at these events, so everybody knows exactly where we're at,” O'Neill said.

Security at all festivals is reviewed.

“We're going to have a review of everything we've done in the past to see if there's any changes we need to make,” he said.