DHS outlines Super Bowl LVII security initiatives

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is spearheading federal efforts to coordinate with Arizona state and local personnel to ensure safety and security during Super Bowl LVII.

“At the Department of Homeland Security, our core mission is to ensure the safety of the American public, including at special events like the Super Bowl,” DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said. “DHS is a department of partnerships, and our efforts here rely on our partnerships with federal, state, local, tribal, and campus agencies, and of course, the NFL.”

Mayorkas said DHS personnel are on the ground preparing and coordinating, standing ready to provide operational and technical support to the NFL, the State of Arizona, and the cities of Glendale and Phoenix to keep Super Bowl LVII safe.

DHS Super Bowl LVII support measures include more than 600 personnel providing air security resources; venue, cyber, and infrastructure security assessments; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives detection technologies; intelligence analysis and threat assessments; and intellectual property enforcement.

DHS said that, as part of the security initiative, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is providing physical security, as well as cyber and communications expertise and resources in support of the event; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) units as a means of ensuring in the event of an emergency, state and local security personnel can quickly link and coordinate with federal partners; and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is deploying multiple Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams and explosives detection canine teams in support of Super Bowl LVII.