NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL AT METLIFE STADIUM AHEAD OF FIFA

April 15, 2026

NEWARK, NJ - The New Jersey Transit Police Department's Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with federal, state, county and local partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, April 18, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford beginning at 7 a.m.

The drill, which will gauge responses to a simulated transportation incident, will take approximately three (3) hours to complete. Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police and emergency personnel in the area of MetLife Stadium.

The drill will be contained to MetLife Stadium and the immediate vicinity and is not open to the public. There will be no impacts to NJ TRANSIT train or bus services.

In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise:

• New Jersey Transit Police Office of Emergency Management

• NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations

• NJ TRANSIT Agency Safety Management

• Meadowlands Fire Department

• NJ Sports & Exposition Authority EMS

• NJ Sports & Exposition Authority

• New Jersey State Police

• Bergen County Office of Emergency Management

• Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

• Carlstadt Fire Department

• Lyndhurst Fire Department

• Moonachie Fire Department

• Rutherford Fire Department

• East Rutherford Fire Department

• Ramsey Office of Emergency Management

• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

The New Jersey Transit Police Department annually conducts multiple drills and training sessions simulating various transportation emergency scenarios throughout the statewide system to increase preparedness.

About NJ TRANSIT

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 264 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 165 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.