Mass Casualty Incidents
The Mass Casualty Incidents topic page provides news, videos and expert columns about dealing with large-scale incidents including terrorist attacks, dirty bombs, natural disasters and more.
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Highlighting the importance of PACE planning in addressing potential security threats, crowd management issues and emergency responses for large gatherings
“I was standing right in front of Union Station, just to the west of the stage, when I heard shots fired.”
City leaders in the Denver suburb called for “all hands on deck”
A phenomenon known as “bystander fatigue” may account for why no one reported the man to authorities, a new FBI report says
“The fact he didn’t step on the brakes: That was intentional. The fact that his foot was on the gas: That was intentional. He could have stopped.”
City trucks “will be strategically placed” in areas of the largest crowds, police said
The man who plowed through a Christmas parade is facing five counts of first-degree homicide
The FBI failed to investigate a tip it had received about a month before the attack, the deal said
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
Video from a doorbell camera captured the suspect’s arrest after the massacre
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Darrell Brooks had left the scene of the domestic disturbance that had taken place just minutes earlier, but was not being pursued by police at the time of the crash
Police confirm a person of interest is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing
Video showed a red SUV breaking through barriers and speeding into the roadway where the parade was taking place
The gunman legally bought the two rifles used in the shooting, despite having a gun taken away from him a year earlier
A school resource officer applied a “life-saving tourniquet” to one of the victims, police said
Houston police are conducting a separate criminal investigation into the events left 10 dead
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
Investigators searched the gunman’s internet history after he was killed and found an extensive YouTube history of anti-police and First Amendment auditor videos
A criminal investigation into the deaths at last week’s music festival is underway
“I’m not against the independent investigation when it’s warranted. It’s not warranted right now,” said Chief Troy Finner
More than 20 lawsuits have been filed, accusing organizers of failing to take appropriate crowd-control steps
The rapper had previously been charged in 2015 and 2017 for causing riots at his concerts
Tragedies like the one in Houston that left eight people dead on Friday have been happening for a long time
13 people remain hospitalized; Astroworld organizer and rapper Travis Scott thanked police and fire departments for their response and support
Video shows passengers fleeing from an adjoining train car that was set on fire by the man
Police said a couple hundred people were at the party when shots rang out
As officers drove up to the scene, the gunman began firing at the patrol vehicle
Jo Acker’s family said she was a hero who died helping others get to safety
Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect who is in custody
Law enforcement say Florida schools are safer than they were, “but we’re not there” yet
It was the second deadly shooting at a Louisiana school within four days, police said
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