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On February 2, 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII took place less than 10 miles from where we are sitting today. That event, which was attended by more than 80,000 people and watched around the world by more than 100 million people, is just one of the many large sporting events and gatherings that take place around the country each and every year. Just a few days before the Super Bowl, a suspicious powder was mailed to several locations in New Jersey and New York, including hotels near the Super Bowl site. Those substances were non-toxic, but the situation served as a stark reminder of the threats we face and the importance of planning, training, and exercises prior to mass gatherings. One of the keys to success is thorough planning and coordination. That includes at all levels-Federal, State, local, and private sector. It involves intelligence personnel, first responders, security experts, and dozens of other players who have a part to play. In preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII, the Department of Homeland Security took the lead in coordinating Federal efforts to assist the New Jersey State Police in security operations at MetLife Stadium and the surrounding areas, directing over 13 Federal offices and agencies in a massive interagency partnership. This partnership included the FBI, Department of Health and Human Services, FDA, and DOD, among others, all essential partners.
Mass gatherings pose special challenges in terms of management and control, especially considering their value as targets for terrorism. The terrorist goal of attacking in order to kill and injure the most people and have the greatest impact for the least amount of effort applies to mass gatherings; large-scale mass gatherings need to be protected in the post-9/11 world. Mass gatherings can be categorized in a number of different ways. Mass gatherings occur over different periods of time. Mass gatherings can also be categorized according to whether they are designated National Special Security Events (NSSEs) or non-NSSEs. The declaration as an NSSE carries with it a large commitment of Federal funding and other resources, as well as the leadership and management of the U.S. Secret Service of all security matters, including security planning. Whether mass gatherings are declared NSSEs or not, they can be so large and prolonged that they take on many of the characteristics of a city. These characteristics include population density, the need for law enforcement and first responder resources to manage crises, and the physical infrastructure of the venues themselves. Mass gatherings may present an attractive set of targets to terrorists when they incorporate patriotic and or military activities; corporate advertisements; governmental sponsorship; and large-scale television broadcasts. The threat to such venues is real and believed to be rising. On a bipartisan basis, Committee Staff visited and examined a number of mass gathering locations with different characteristics and challenges. It is clear that support personnel at these venues are doing the best they can with what they have, and that their efforts are commendable. However, personnel supporting non-NSSEs need assistance in three particular areas: countering biological threats, collaborative planning, and partnering across sectors.
Mass gathering security : a look at the coordinated approach to Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey and other large scale events : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 23, 2014.

Mass Gathering Security

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 60


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Mass Gathering Security

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications

Published: 2014

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The challenge of protecting mass gatherings in a post 9/11 world: hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session, July 9, 2008.
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