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.
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
Increase the challenge by adding realism to your training scenarios
Challenge LEOs to go beyond the basics and demonstrate tourniquet competency in a variety of challenging environments and scenarios
While most of the criticism over LE’s response to the shooting is focused on Sheriff Scott Israel, Deputy Jeff Bell said deputies are also paying the price
The officers did not have permission to respond to the shooting at Parkland on Feb. 14
Anthony Borges and Kyle Laman were among the 16 wounded in the Feb. 14 shooting that left 17 people dead
Broward County schools have training for teachers to cover active-shooter situations, but there is no requirement that schools hold active-shooter drills for students
We must convince public officials that all law enforcement officers should be supplied with and trained to use high-powered patrol rifles
Jim and Doug discuss whether or not American schools should remain “gun free zones”
A sheriff’s office captain told deputies to form a perimeter instead of confronting the gunman at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed
In the jittery aftermath of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, efforts to ramp up school security are flying fast
A Plano officer has been cleared for killing the man responsible for the city’s worst mass shooting in decades
The failure in top leadership associated with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was seen at all levels
Dozens of police agencies surrounded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High to ensure students and staff felt safe
Mass fatality scenes require the combined efforts of multiple agencies to tackle scene management, disaster victim identification and possible criminal investigation
Broward County commissioners named Feb. 27 Officer Michael Leonard and Coconut Creek Police Department Appreciation Day
Nikolas Cruz’s lawyers said the judge has made rulings and comments that indicate favoritism for prosecutors
Scot Peterson said in a statement that he did not initially believe that gunfire was happening inside the building
Officials said volunteers in the program will undergo rigorous training that’s more intense than what deputies experience
Sheriff Scott Israel appeared on CNN and denied any blame for his agency’s missteps and touted his own “amazing leadership”
Rep. Bill Hager called on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Sheriff Scott Israel from office for “neglect of duty and incompetence”
The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about Nikolas Cruz, but a transcript provides the fullest glimpse yet into the seriousness of the woman’s concerns
The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some LE experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a firearm range
If the federal government can do one thing, it is to engage researchers to do deep data mining of every thwarted, attempted, interrupted, or successful school attack
Officer Scot Peterson is currently under investigation for failing to engage the shooter during the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The push to have an armed police officer at every school in New York state is being renewed in the wake of the Florida high school shooting
President Trump said the LEO who didn’t stop the gunman who carried out last week’s Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn’t react properly under pressure”
Majory Stoneman Douglas High School is reopening for teachers as the community grappled with word that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter
An advocacy group for police officers assigned to secure the nation’s schools has a simple message about arming teachers: Don’t do it
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School officer has resigned
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said he was grateful his officers had the chance to head off a potential tragedy
The Broward School District’s security cameras did not provide real-time video for police
Sheriff Scott Israel said deputies assigned to school campuses will now be allowed to carry rifles on school grounds
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