78 fans were detained at a Russian soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Shinnik Yaroslavl, where Spartak fans hurled flares, fireworks, chairs and themselves through barriers and into riot police. Camera footage captures the incident and, according to a Reuters report, local police

FIRST RESPONDER COORDINATION CROWD DYNAMICS PROBLEM BEHAVIOR CROWD MANAGEMENT ACTIVE SHOOTER PYROTECHNICS SAFETY DUTY OF CARE GUEST SERVICES What do all of these things have in common? They are all terms a venue’s crowd management and guest services staff should understand and be able

The British Psychological Society (BPS) Research Digest pointed out an interesting study today that has to do with crowd management.  In “Psychological Disaster Myths in the Perception and Management of Mass Emergencies,” the researchers wanted to know whether public safet

Some of you may know I was employed at a venue before coming to work at IAVM Headquarters. I worked at the Dallas Museum of Art as the Senior Marketing Manager for almost 12 years. The museum and its small staff hosted up to a million visitors in a year, and presented exhibitions like

Two vehicle sports accidents recently took place that reinforces the importance of safety and crowd management. One accident happened at the Houston Grix Prix. Dario Franchitti’s IndyCar went airborne and crashed into a fence. Along with Franchitti, 13 fans and a race official were in