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.
Digital playbooks allow incident response coordinators to plan, execute and monitor their operations through their tablets, smartphones, or laptops
The time has come for all law enforcement agencies to greatly expand their breaching tools and related training programs
Leadership errors made in training, if corrected, can lead to better actions in real situations
The man serving a life sentence for fatally shooting seven people at a California college has died in prison
The bill is inspired by last year’s school in Parkland that left 17 people dead
A second lawsuit has been filed against Illinois police for issuing a firearm license to the convicted felon who killed five people at a warehouse last month
The rapid movement of the killer from one scene to the next made the attacks incredibly disorienting and highly complicated the police response
Conn. Supreme Court ruled Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used in the Sandy Hook massacre
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
Police have reportedly defused multiple IEDs left on vehicles around the mosques
The bill would require paramedics to obtain a concealed-weapons license and to complete LE-established training and deployment practices
The conference will review some of the largest active assailant incidents that have occurred within the past two years
Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn’t overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people
Police believe the suspect who drove into a crowd killing two and injuring seven others was impaired at the time
All five officers who were wounded in the deadly shooting at an Illinois warehouse have been released from the hospital
Early and transparent communication among all who are likely to be involved in a school shooting incident is a primary factor in keeping schools safe
Why aren’t we as a society focusing more on efficient training for those involved in the incident prior to the arrival of responders?
While responding to school threats like active shooters is a part of an SRO’s responsibilities, it barely scratches the surface of how SROs serve our schools
T.E.A.M. is a proactive effort to make schools and communities safer, promote responsible citizenship and encourage positive character traits
While FBI found no “single or clear motivating factor” to why the gunman opened fire, he may have been seeking to follow in his father’s criminal footsteps
The man who bought two rifles for terrorists to use in the San Bernardino shooting wants to withdraw his guilty plea
Officials said a gunman “eventually surrendered” after fatally shooting five people at a SunTrust bank
The Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE) is a free virtual training platform funded by DHS
The continuing challenge with preparation for attacks like Parkland is that each is unique enough to defy any template for prevention and response
Many new restrictions will impact law enforcement officers
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
Both The Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Israel has told his staff he expects to be removed
A parolee was arrested on suspicion of shooting into a crowd during a brawl killing three people and injuring four others
The shooting, which was apparently preceded by a fight, was reported at Gable House Bowl; no arrests were reported
The police can be part of the solution, even if they aren’t part of the action
We might want SWAT at every public venue, but we just don’t have the money and resources to do it
From active shooter response protocols to screening processes for new recruits, police leaders will face many challenges in the coming year
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