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.
From community policing initiatives to active shooter response, here are some of the most popular Policing Matters podcasts of the year
Parades are joyful for citizens but fretful for police departments large and small
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
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
Documents revealed the FBI knew Stephen Paddock left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties
The report recommends improvements to protecting crime scene integrity, dealing with victims’ families and other issues
The recent rise of homicides have raised concerns and led to speculation about the causes
SHOW, released in October 2016, helps houses of worship develop a safety and security plan tailored to their specific needs
There’s been some mystery surrounding the reason the state police have taken more than five years to release an after-action report for the Sandy Hook shooting
Dave Toschi was put on the Zodiac case after a San Francisco taxi driver was shot to death in 1969
Assigning a large number of cops to a high-profile event isn’t enough to counter realistic threats these days; we must pre-plan such events with a “red team” mindset
NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events, was processed as a provisional standard
Everitt Aaron Jameson pleaded not guilty to plotting to go on a murderous rampage on Christmas in San Francisco’s Pier 39
Following the Vegas tragedy, there has been a great deal of discussion around the legitimate purpose bump stocks and suppressors might have
The city is spending $50 million on protective measures including the installation of 1,500 metal barriers, or bollards
With the shadow of the Oct. 1 shooting still over Las Vegas, officials are trying to reassure locals and visitors they will be safe celebrating New Year’s
NYPD Lieutenants Steven Weiss and Michael Ryan say their activities in uncovering the histories of officers who died in the line of duty gives them pride
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