During the second phase of its Kentucky Regional Communications Interoperability Pilot (RCIP), SAFECOM partnered with Louisville's MetroSafe organization to enhance interoperable communications among key public safety response agencies at the 2006 Thunder Over Louisville (Thunder). Thunder Over Louisville is a fireworks-over-the-water extravaganza that is considered the kick-off event of the Kentucky Derby event series. SAFECOM brought together over 60 members of the public safety community to increase cross-agency dialog and coordination and to identify key actions to improve their interoperable communications capabilities at Thunder. Participants gained a greater awareness of the available resources, and were challenged to consider innovative ways to work within those resources to enhance interoperable communications capabilities before Thunder took place. Following the meeting, SAFECOM developed a summary report to outline the core challenges as identified by participants and critical next steps to address these challenges.