Dozens of law enforcement agencies are pooling their resources to respond to any problems that arise during the Republican National Convention.
The U.S. Secret Service has set up a multi-agency communications center in a secret location. More than 50 agencies will be stationed at the communications center, where they will watch surveillance video and track any RNC-related issues that pop up throughout the Bay area.
But with a storm approaching, emergency officials said the center could also be used to respond to Isaac.
Plans have been in place for a while, but emergency leaders said the storm could cause some changes.
"It's like in a football game, a lot of things happen between the time of the huddle and the ball gets snapped," Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said. "So we kind of finished the huddle, balls getting ready to snap and guess what, things are changing."
Gee said the convention setup is similar to the way the county responds during a hurricane. If a storm strikes close to Florida, the center could be activated long after the delegates go home.
Security beefed up on local bridges
Security will also be beefed up on local bridges during the Republican National Convention.
Security officials said they have learned some "activist groups" are planning to make their views known using "maritime activities," and so they are enacting restrictions near and on the bridges during the RNC.
According to Bay News 9's partner paper, the Tampa Bay Times, no one will be able to loiter or anchor boats within 50 yards of local bridges.
The ban will be enforced 24 hours a day around the three main bridges across Tampa Bay - the Gandy, Howard Frankland and Courtney Campbell Causeway - starting noon, Saturday, August 25 and ending at 1 a.m. on Friday, August 31.
The ban will also be in placed at another dozen bridges in Pinellas County during times when delegate buses are likely to cross on their way to the Tampa Bay Times Forum.