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
At least six people were wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene
Advances in technology are enabling law enforcement to get real-time data that provide complete situational awareness for both patrol officers on scene and the command center
This timely and important event offers a significant cross-disciplinary training opportunity for all public safety officials
Averted acts of school violence contain invaluable information regarding the strengths or potential weaknesses of current policies, procedures and training
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
Follow these strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution to achieve a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise
How has the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting changed LE response to special events?
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
For emergency responders, trauma from responding to an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
A prosecutor on Friday praised the LEOs who killed a gunman at a downtown office building as heroes, saying they probably saved countless lives
Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque told The Eagle-Tribune that he’s “never seen anything like this”
New training program educates students, parents and teachers on how to recognize the warning signs that a student may be progressing toward violence
Officials have released more footage showing officers searching rooms, directing tourists to safety
A gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself
At Urban Shield, a Las Vegas Metro PD SWAT commander shared key takeaways from the police response to the massacre
Following 9/11 and subsequent natural and man-made disasters, LE agencies have embraced new responsibilities associated with disaster preparedness and response
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said when someone hits the button, it alerts police, paramedics, firefighters, school administrators and calls 911
Employees returned to work Monday at a downtown bank building in which four people, including the gunman, were killed last week
Police say the shooter’s gun jammed during the office rampage
One investigator said it could have been “a bloodbath beyond imagination”
After a school shooting, the community’s guard is up and calls for service increase for disturbances and suspicious activity
The 2018 IPSA Mass Casualty Incidents Training Symposium provides cross-disciplinary training for police, fire, EMS and telecommunicators
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams has declined to comment on what motivated the killer to open fire inside a gaming bar
Conference will feature a trade show, networking opportunities, seminars and more
Audio captured the shooting and immediate aftermath
Lauren Card, 23, says her decision to become a cop was inspired by the shooting
Police released videos from five cameras surrounding the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 14 students and three staff members died Feb. 14
Telecommunicators play a critical role in determining the nature and extent of the threat and supplying in-field responders with information
The most critical deficiency in active shooter response is in the area of leadership – specifically, command and control
Authorities described a chaotic scene where people were dropping to the ground unconscious, others vomiting and some becoming lethargic
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