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.
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
How can we avoid the most common planning errors in anticipation of the unthinkable?
Six steps to balancing efficiency and safety when multiple officers converge on a scene
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
Officers responded early Tuesday to a call of multiple people shot at a home in Muskogee
The motorist eventually crashed a final time, fled on foot and with help from the community, was apprehended by police
Five people, including a pregnant woman, were shot to death inside a home
A town in the Poconos Mountains was called to shelter in place amid four apparently connected shootings
“I’ve never had a scene like this”
A public building protest should not surprise any police leader, especially when organizers clearly state that as their intent
Follow this philosophy whether responding to a riot or supporting a search warrant
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