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.
George Santayana’s adage that, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” certainly applies to police response to mass casualty incidents
LEOs rank among the highest number of “struck-by” fatalities of any responders. Could helmets be one answer to this safety crisis?
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Scot Peterson, who was widely criticized for not confronting the gunman in the deadly Parkland shooting, said he remains haunted by the massacre
A deputy fire chief repeatedly asked a Broward County Sheriff’s commander for permission to send his medics inside the school during the shooting, but was rebuffed
Some law enforcement officials believe that restricting access to social media monitoring tools is jeopardizing public safety
Some of the recommendations in the plan include more than $120 million in funding for increased LE presence in schools and training for armed marshals
The conclusion from examining these incidents is that good citizens, many of whom are lawfully armed, save lives in active shooter attacks
SRO John Barnes was wounded while confronting the gunman in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed 10 people
One Las Vegas officer feared he was facing a fully stocked assault team with tactical gear during the shooting
What started with a Facebook post by Chief Art Acevedo has escalated into a full-on war of words with the nation’s gun lobby
While no one wants to fault a hero for showing up to help, there are diminishing returns when self-deployed responders arrive immediately after an event
After years of resistance, law enforcement is coming to realize it needs a proven program management tool to help agencies coordinate response
The sheriff said officers isolated the suspect and “gave the opportunity for the other officers to continue to evacuate the school”
Chief Art Acevedo said he had “hit rock bottom” and “shed tears of sadness, pain and anger” after the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School
Among the biggest unknowns is when the confrontation began between police and Dimitrios Pagourtzis
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said more needs to be done to keep shooters away from students
The suspect is being held without bond in the Galveston County jail on capital murder charges
Scot Peterson, the sheriff’s deputy vilified for failing to confront the Parkland school shooter, began to receive his pension in April
“He went to the fight. He was willing to give up his life to save as many children as possible,” said Chaplain Monty Montgomery
A SRO who was shot in the arm when he engaged a gunman during the shooting is undergoing surgery
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Even though Jack Sawyer made elaborate plans and purchased weapons and ammo to shoot up a school, attempted murder and assault charges were dropped because of an over-century old Vermont law
Here’s how to integrate the NFPA 3000 Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Program standard into your agency’s training and response plans
The shooter killed 58 people and injured hundreds more from the windows of his hotel suite last fall
Crisis actors do exist – just not the ones popularized by conspiracy Twitter
Following the horrific Parkland school shooting, a renewed discussion is occurring over the strategy and tactics around solo officer active shooter response
“He let my daughter get shot nine times at point-blank range,” Andrew Pollack said
In the event of an MCI, there may be a number of victims who require immediate treatment to stop life-threatening hemorrhaging
A mobile command center is one of the most significant equipment purchases a public safety agency can make
The development came after the Nevada Supreme Court rejected a bid by police to delay the release of records
Red flag laws may help prevent homicides, suicides and mass murders by taking firearms away from high-risk individuals
