After a prior incident earlier in the season, Metropark's general manager said staff changed the fair's security posture by moving the sheriff's command vehicle closer to the center of the grounds and dispersing officers more visibly across the site.

"Each time we got to the sheriff's office, they really had, oh, a couple of lost kids, maybe some juveniles that wanted to fight. But overall, it was really an extremely, extremely safe fair," the manager said, adding that the visible presence reduced the need for additional officers while improving perceived coverage.

The manager also described operational benefits from the new outdoor arena: moving concerts off the primary indoor schedule and avoiding last-minute dirt moves reduces financial and staffing pressure. She said those scheduling changes let the operations team clear concerts earlier and avoid the heavy-cost, time-sensitive process of bringing dirt in and out of an indoor arena for rodeo events.

Metropark staff said staffing and security remain coordinated with the sheriff's office, and managers hold daily briefings during the fair to review incidents, lost-children reports and other operational issues. No ongoing or outstanding safety conditions were reported in the interview.