Active Shooter
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From “armadillos to zombies,” unified command tabletop exercises prepare public safety personnel for real-life mass casualty incidents
A deeper dive into Unified Command and its common terminology, plus best practices
In a video, the sheriff urged local schools to act now to improve school security
Global orders for bullet-resistant school supplies have been coming in “fast and furious” since the Valentine’s Day massacre
A teen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School faces a “long road ahead” after he was hit five times
So far, the anti-bleeding kits are in about 345 school buildings where teachers and police have completed training in about 70 school districts
The school board decided the officers will supplement its existing staff of 71 security guards, who are all retired LEOs
Two South Florida police chiefs want weapons like AR-15s out of the hands of civilians
President Donald Trump on Monday announced willingness to consider a modest gun-control proposal introduced last year
The fate of the shooter will depend on his mental state and the wishes of the victims’ families
Florida’s child welfare agency investigated the suspect in a school shooting that killed 17 people after he cut himself in an online video but found him stable
Now that there is a little deeper understanding of the legal parameters, police agencies are beginning to adopt the technology
The proposed revision of the law says a person is presumed justified in using force if they reasonably believe someone is about to seriously harm a church member
A person who was close to Nikolas Cruz called the FBI’s public tip line on Jan. 5 and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior
Assistant football coach Aaron Feis, who also worked as the school’s security guard, was shot to death while shielding students from bullets
First responders need to open lines of communication and share knowledge, experience and resources so we can coalesce all of our assets
We need to remove the obstacles that prevent us from learning and improving our teams, capabilities and operational success
I have taken the pledge long ago that if I am ever once again in a position to do so I will move to stop the killing immediately
If we want to make a dent in mass shootings like the one in Florida, we need to fix our mental health system
The shooting was the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the 19-year-old suspect had been expelled for “disciplinary reasons”
We asked our readers how their police agencies were using (or planning to use) drones and some of the challenges they’ve faced along the way
From accident reconstruction to search and rescue, drones are a game-changer for law enforcement operations
Police said the gun accidentally went off a girl’s backpack, sending a single bullet tearing through the wrist of another girl before hitting a boy in the head
Police arrested the shooting suspect and recovered a gun
State police said Timothy Smith was on life support and not expected to survive after suffering a gunshot wound
Jim and Doug discuss some ways to ready yourself and your department when the cameras start rolling
Students at Marshall County High School had recently been trained in how to react in case they were faced with an active shooter
A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school before being arrested
Attorney Nicholas Crosby did not identify new evidence or suspects but said charges might be possible depending on the results of an ongoing investigation
A school’s response to an active shooter situation is to lock doors, hide in classrooms and wait for help, but that’s not always the best way, deputies said
Documents revealed the FBI knew Stephen Paddock left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties
