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
The suspect shot his parents and then later killed two more at a convenience store, police said
A gun store refused to sell to the man after he said he was surprised his friends didn’t think he was the Boulder mass shooter
Residents, officers and other first responders gathered to honor Officer Eric Talley’s funeral procession
The man was charged with reckless conduct and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, police said
“Despite exhaustive investigative work, it appears we may never know why he committed this heinous act,” a police report states
Under a divided Senate, President Biden demanded the chamber pass two bills that would tighten federal background check laws and ban high-capacity magazines
Family members told investigators that their son had previously attacked a classmate and may have a mental illness
The suspect faces 10 counts of first-degree murder
Officer Talley was remembered as a kind soul. He leaves behind seven children
Boulder police Chief Maris Herold announced the death toll at a news conference Monday night, fighting back tears
The wounded victims’ conditions ranged from good to critical, police said
Georgia was one of only four states without a hate crimes law when lawmakers passed it last year
The president and vice president will meet with Asian American community leaders
Investigators suspect a drug cartel is to blame
The Atlanta-area shooting spree left 8 dead, most of them Asian women
Issues with interagency radio communications cost precious minutes, a new report says
Most of the victims were Asian, prompting fears that the shooting spree was a hate crime
A 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlors
Investigators believe the shooting was gang-related
An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway, killing 13
No suspects have been identified yet, police said
The ANDE Rapid DNA Instrument has proven invaluable in several cases, including identifying the victims of the Conception boat fire
Breaking down the roles of police, fire and EMS when responding to a major traffic incident
The conditions of the victims and the severity of their injuries weren’t immediately available
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
The suspect also set off two explosives in Thursday’s fatal attack at a Minnesota clinic, police say
It’s been more than 1,000 days since a gunman burst into a Florida high school, killing 17 people and wounding 17 others
A suspect who killed 1 and wounded 4 others has a long history of conflict with medical clinics in the area, police said
Police arrested a local man who had been unhappy with the healthcare he received there, officials said
Tech-facilitated improvements in coordination, collaboration and communication enable officers to deliver a more effective and safer response
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