Crowd Management at MetLife Stadium
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the crowd management risks that exist at sports stadiums.
- Explain how the MetLife Code of Conduct helps to create a positive game day experience for fans.
- Recognize how strong collaborations with external law enforcement are key to a secure sports facility.
- Review best practices of crowd management—inside and outside of MetLife Stadium.
Credits:
Participants completing this course may be eligible to receive Continuing Professional Education credit or CPEs toward ASIS re-certification.
MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Jets and New York Football Giants, in addition to numerous entertainment events and concerts each year. The stadium’s security team, led by Danny DeLorenzi, Vice President, Security and Safety Services, faces myriad challenges to keep players, fans, high-profile guests and employees safe. One of those challenges includes crowd management—inside and outside of the stadium. DeLorenzi will discuss how he and his security team employ education and training and security technology, in addition to a people-focused approach and strong collaborations with external law enforcement agencies, to manage crowds at MetLife Stadium sports and entertainment events.
Daniel DeLorenzi is the Vice President of Security and Safety Services at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Mr. DeLorenzi has experience as a senior law enforcement official, private security director and security consultant. He has been responsible the successful implementation of a wide variety of security protocols, security systems, evacuation planning, counter-terrorism procedures, fire safety, crowd management, and incident reporting and analysis as they relate to the protection of large venues. Mr. DeLorenzi is a former Deputy Chief of Police of the Newark, NJ Police Department and has an extensive knowledge of Police, Fire and EMS operations. During his career with the Newark Police Department, Mr. DeLorenzi obtained every rank of the Police Department with increasing responsibility including the Chief of Internal Affairs and the Chief of Operations. He is also an active member of the Cedar Grove, NJ Fire Department. Mr. DeLorenzi holds a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University and a Masters of Arts from Seton Hall University in Human Resources Training & Development. He is extensively trained in DHS/FEMA courses including the Incident Command System, Hazardous Materials Response, Radiological Emergency Management, Counter Terrorism and Emergency Response to Terrorism, and Sports and Special Events Evacuations. |