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.
While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence
To improve school safety against active shooters, we must work on prevention, disruption and response through a multitude of options
A Florida fire department is leading the way in bringing together first responders to train to respond to active shooter scenarios and other MCIs
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
Investigators are tracing the gun used in the shooting, which was found on the bus after the driver escorted the shooter off
The two suspects were taken into custody in Las Vegas a week after the fatal shooting
The ability to ensure that command, control, communication, computation and information is harnessed in one place is of paramount importance for public safety
Authorities haven’t released the names of the suspects or details about the cause of the shooting
Marquise Latrelle Tolbert and William Ray Tolliver are considered armed and dangerous, officials say
The chief said based on video from the scene, multiple people fired weapons after a dispute outside a McDonald’s
The man who opened fire outside a Kansas City bar was shot by an armed security guard
Officials believe the two shooters were linked to another anti-Semitic attack and were prepared to cause greater destruction using two shrapnel bombs
A police sergeant said fire and medical personnel helped work with victims and law enforcement to track down the suspect
A stabbing inside a restaurant set off a violent string of attacks at a shopping plaza
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said his department has enacted 84 of 93 recommendations
How public safety officials can prepare faith-based groups for the commonplace and out-of-the-ordinary incidents that might befall citizens in their houses of worship
