High Risk 🏟 Stadium / Mass Gathering Venue  ·  New Jersey

MetLife Stadium East Rutherford NJ

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  NEW JERSEY

8 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
🏟 Stadium / Mass Gathering Venue
Primary Risk Radius
2
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
10
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score8 / 10   High
Facility Type🏟 Stadium / Mass Gathering Venue
Operator / BranchNew York Giants New York Jets / NFL
Host CountyBergen County NJ
Nearest CityWashington DC
Primary Risk Radius2 miles
Secondary Risk Radius10 miles

// Strategic Significance

MetLife Stadium is a 82,500-capacity outdoor NFL stadium home to both the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is the largest stadium in the NFL by capacity. The stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in February 2014 in frigid outdoor conditions. It sits in the Meadowlands adjacent to tidal wetlands vulnerable to hurricane storm surge.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

New York metro with 20 million residents. MetLife is the largest NFL stadium and hosts two teams. The Meadowlands location was directly threatened by Hurricane Sandy 2012 storm surge. Super Bowl in outdoor conditions in February creates extreme cold mass gathering risk.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

NJ Route 3, I-95, MetLife Stadium Drive. Bergen County Emergency Management coordinates hurricane and mass gathering protocols.

// Counties Within Risk Zone