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?
From the tantalizing to the practical, these must-listens have something for everyone
Interoperable incident command training and rescue task force response will help save more lives during an active shooter event
The officer helped two unconscious people get to the hospital, and they may not have survived otherwise
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First responders raced to find survivors in the rubble of the 175-foot span using high-tech listening devices, trained sniffing dogs and search cameras
Four people were found dead and at least nine others were injured and taken to local hospitals
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office released the video Thursday showing Deputy Scot Peterson’s actions during the Feb. 14 shooting
Police and SWAT officers volunteered their time to offer firearm and active shooter training to a group of Texas teachers
The video clips won’t be released until noon Thursday at the earliest
Under a new law, the state will provide $162 million for school officers at public schools across the state
The records appear to support Sheriff Israel’s contention that the SRO should’ve entered Building 12 to engage the shooter
Jim and Doug discuss the steps that should have been taken prior to and during the shooting in Parkland
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
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