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.
Teach LEOs to use a tourniquet efficiently and effectively with these instructional tips from experienced field operators and Stop the Bleed instructors
Here are the basics for purchasing tourniquets for police officers and quick tips for successfully applying a tourniquet to control severe extremity bleeding
Constructing a sound disaster plan ahead of an event is key for a successful response
A friend of a victim in last week’s school shooting in Florida was able to attend the funeral thanks to two New York troopers
President Donald Trump wants to show that he has been swayed by the school shooting in Florida and was willing to listen to proposals
The proposal would allow teachers to carry concealed pistols in school if they undergo 40 hours of LE training with the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
Nearly every school attack has been preceded by many warning signs
In a video, the sheriff urged local schools to act now to improve school security
Global orders for bullet-resistant school supplies have been coming in “fast and furious” since the Valentine’s Day massacre
A teen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School faces a “long road ahead” after he was hit five times
So far, the anti-bleeding kits are in about 345 school buildings where teachers and police have completed training in about 70 school districts
The school board decided the officers will supplement its existing staff of 71 security guards, who are all retired LEOs
Two South Florida police chiefs want weapons like AR-15s out of the hands of civilians
President Donald Trump on Monday announced willingness to consider a modest gun-control proposal introduced last year
The fate of the shooter will depend on his mental state and the wishes of the victims’ families
Florida’s child welfare agency investigated the suspect in a school shooting that killed 17 people after he cut himself in an online video but found him stable
A person who was close to Nikolas Cruz called the FBI’s public tip line on Jan. 5 and provided information about Cruz’s guns and his erratic behavior
Assistant football coach Aaron Feis, who also worked as the school’s security guard, was shot to death while shielding students from bullets
First responders need to open lines of communication and share knowledge, experience and resources so we can coalesce all of our assets
I have taken the pledge long ago that if I am ever once again in a position to do so I will move to stop the killing immediately
If we want to make a dent in mass shootings like the one in Florida, we need to fix our mental health system
The shooting was the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the 19-year-old suspect had been expelled for “disciplinary reasons”
Host Chris Cebollero sits down with three veteran fire, EMS and police experts to better understand the communication issues and challenges facing responders
Few northern cities play host to the Super Bowl, so dealing with the likely extreme February cold is a necessity for police officers and first responders
Police arrested the shooting suspect and recovered a gun
Communication problems, especially reliability and interoperability, are widespread and complicate preparedness, training and response
State police said Timothy Smith was on life support and not expected to survive after suffering a gunshot wound
Students at Marshall County High School had recently been trained in how to react in case they were faced with an active shooter
A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school before being arrested
Attorney Nicholas Crosby did not identify new evidence or suspects but said charges might be possible depending on the results of an ongoing investigation
A school’s response to an active shooter situation is to lock doors, hide in classrooms and wait for help, but that’s not always the best way, deputies said
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