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Fast Facts: 7 Primary Manmade Hazards for Outdoor Venues

By Sara Mosqueda
14 July 2025

Focus on Concert and Festival Security

Despite the wide variety of events they host, outdoor venue owners and operators often face similar threats to the safety and security of their visitors, staff, and facilities. Natural disasters, crowd crush incidents, and heat-related illnesses are common risks in venue security, but organizations must stay alert for malicious and intentional hazards as well.

Sources and Resources

Protective Measures Guide for the U.S. Outdoor Venues Industry, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, June 2011

Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, June 2024

News & Terrorism: Communicating in a Crisis—IED Attack, U.S. National Academies and the Department of Homeland Security

 

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