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.
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.”
Interoperability is not just a technical term; it’s the backbone of a coordinated and efficient emergency response strategy
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
A 17-year-old has been arrested in the shooting that killed one and left 13 wounded
Police said the gunman shot a grandmother and her grandson before killing himself
An investigation found that DeWayne Craddock “struggled with how he perceived his own work performance and how others at work viewed him”
The video shows officers bursting through a set of double doors, where they find the shooter
Three people stepped out of an SUV with rifles and handguns and began shooting into the crowd outside the concert hall, said Miami-Dade police
A coworker also said that the gunman had worked regularly with the victims
