Super Bowl security measures include "substantial law enforcement presence" in San Francisco area

"Substantial law enforcement presence" in the Bay Area for Super Bowl

There will be a "substantial law enforcement presence" in the Bay Area for the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, the man who is leading it all told ABC News.

"We have multiple command centers that we are operating as the federal government in concert with our local partners," Jeff Brannigan, the Department of Homeland Security federal coordinator, told ABC News in an interview. "It's a broad footprint with a lot of personnel. Some are uniformed and, very clearly, government officials of some way."

Others are working behind the scenes, he said.

The Super Bowl is a SEAR 1 event, meaning there is extensive federal security coordination.

"The federal government has brought resources to bear to augment the security planning of the cities of Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Jose, and we have brought resources that those cities don't necessarily have, and that really is a full-domain security posture to include air support, maritime support and support on the ground," he said.