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.
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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
The release comes more than a week after police ended their investigation with no motive found
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013
A suspect is in custody and being treated for serious injuries
Police say they are closing their investigation without a definitive answer for why the shooter unleashed gunfire onto a concert crowd
The lawsuit alleged police officers didn’t do enough to stop the gunman responsible for the massacre
A well-prepared, aware and empowered community is capable of preventing mass violence and other human-caused disasters
Police say evidence suggests gang violence in the Saturday night shooting of 10 people at a strip mall
More body camera footage shows officers directing concertgoers to safety and searching for what they thought were multiple shooters
Police in the Maryland county where five newspaper employees were killed last month may change the gear and weapons that are used when confronting gunmen
Footage shows officers finding a wounded security guard on the same floor of the hotel where the gunman opened fire
