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.
Enhancing community safety through proactive communication planning
Mass shootings remind us of our shared vulnerability and that we will always be there for our communities
Jim Dudley speaks with Eric Thomas O’Neal about adding yet another dimension to today’s law enforcement officer, that of a trained emergency medical responder
Police said fellow students tipped off a teacher, who in turn alerted a school resource officer
Constructing a sound disaster plan ahead of an event is key for a successful response
The short film shares interviews from police officers and firefighters who were there that day
According to police, a suspect’s delusions of child sex trafficking led to him killing a family of four
“If I talk in the third person, like I’m not there, then I can convey the story.”
Podcast hosts Jim Dudley, Chris Cebollero, Marc Bashoor and Rob Lawrence address how 9/11 affected all facets of public safety
The death toll climbed to 49 on Friday
Working with schools to develop a plan for initial protective actions during emergencies, like active shooter events
Former Deputy Scot Peterson is facing multiple counts of criminal neglect of a child by a caregiver
The man walked into a police station and confessed he was “having homicidal thoughts with plans to carry them out,” police said
Officers are heard calling for survivors and seen escorting residents away from the wreckage
NYPD officials described it as a “brazen, coordinated” attack
Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program Katherine Schweit shares an insider look at what we know about mass shooters
Some reports said the shooter was “stoned to death,” but police say the cause of death is still under investigation
The gunman killed his two sons, their mother and Deputy Phillip Campas before he was shot dead by police, officials said
Police found unlawful weapons at the man’s home and a manifesto stating he would “slaughter” thousands of women “out of hatred, jealousy and revenge”
A man shot a firefighter and two members of a Tucson ambulance crew, and killed a neighbor, before he was shot by police, officials said
A nine-hour standoff in Texas led to the death of Sgt. Josh Bartlett
Toledo officers ran through the chaotic scene amid a hail of bullets, video shows
The FBI said it had “no reason to believe” that the game was under threat, but local Denver police officials refused to rule out the possibility of a mass shooting plot
Some 31 people remain listed as missing
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
The number of confirmed dead has risen to 18, with 145 residents still unaccounted for
Firefighters, police officers and others working 12-hour shifts at the site have been plied with everything from pizza and energy drinks to deep-fried Oreos
I hope first responders working the scene can get the psychological care they need, soon
First responders still hope to find people alive as they comb through the rubble, said the city’s mayor
Two juveniles whom police previously charged were released and had their cases dropped
Officer Gordon Beesley was remembered for his integrity and love of the outdoors
At least six cyclists were critically injured by the crash
Authorities said the gunman was a worker at the factory
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