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.
Police and fire agencies worked together to prepare and care for a major ski event
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
The ability to mitigate intel and communication dysfunction requires many more training reps than what is currently budgeted for
The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens
The suspect was fired last year after failing to show up for work, authorities said
Investigators haven’t said what caused suspects to begin firing into the group of hundreds
The suspect opened fire on a parking lot with a rifle, then fled the scene
Officials said they have no suspects in custody
Investigators say the three shootings occurred separately and were not officer-involved incidents
Several stores were looted, including one where a man was fatally shot, and a police precinct was vandalized
While in-person training and public outreach events have been postponed this year, social media is a great platform to discuss the importance of hemorrhage control
One person is in critical condition following the Wednesday night shooting
“The best we can tell is a car drove by and shots were fired and it was pure chaos from there,” Bogalusa Police Maj. Troy Tervalon said
Sgt. Brian Miller, who lost his job after it was found he hid behind his car, will receive full back pay
15 law enforcement officers were wounded and two were killed during some of 28 incidents last year
Life-threatening hemorrhages are a huge threat to officers who have been injured in the line of duty
The Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care had previously only recommended three tourniquets in its guidelines
In addition to four used police cars obtained at auction, the shooter also collected police uniforms and guns
Guillermo “Memo” Garcia was with his family on the morning of the killings, fund-raising for his daughter’s soccer team in the store’s parking lot
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they expect the number of victims to rise as they investigate 16 crime scenes tied to the shooting
A highly mobile killer went on a 60-mile, 12-hour spree that ended with 18 killed, including an RCMP constable
The suspect, disguised as a police officer, went on a 12-hour rampage, shooting people in their homes and setting fires
The officer has been identified as Const. Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the RCMP
The tribute included the reading of the names of the 168 who died followed by 168 seconds of silence
The bombing, and 9/11 in New York six years later, changed the public’s perception of first responders
Global health bodies have provided conflicting reports as to the risk of COVID-19 transmission from corpses to living people
Col. Patrick Callahan has the emergency authority to seize N95 masks, ventilators and other PPE for first responders and healthcare workers
Sheriff Alex Villanueva has repeatedly called the decision a ‘power grab'; officials have said the decision was months in the making
Officials say they are still investigating a possible motive for the mass shooting
Officer Cordell Hendrex is due to return to work March 21 following an arbitrator’s ruling in his bid to get his job back
The suspect in at least two deadly shootings has been found dead in an apartment
In large-scale emergencies, police, fire, EMS, and a wide variety of other governmental organizations and private enterprises need to pull together
Fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel can play an important role in the layers of safety that protect religious gatherings in the event of an emergency
