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.
Any line officer or front-line supervisor arriving first on scene to a multi-vehicle collision is faced with a multitude of initial scene management procedures
Tech-facilitated improvements in coordination, collaboration and communication enable officers to deliver a more effective and safer response
A public building protest should not surprise any police leader, especially when organizers clearly state that as their intent
A force of 200 unarmed private security guards manning the Route 91 Harvest festival Sunday night jumped into action
After five days of chasing 1,000 leads, investigators announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public’s help
Jim and Doug discuss what we know so far, and what the tragedy means for the future
The active shooter attack in Las Vegas is a turning point for how law enforcement must view the protection of large crowds of people in enclosed spaces
The Las Vegas gunman adapted a new template for active killers
The Las Vegas shooting and response are reminders that public safety needs to stick with and execute our plan, not create a new one
Authorities are looking into the possibility Stephen Paddock planned additional attacks, including a car bombing
An unarmed security officer is being hailed as a hero for his part in stopping the gunman in Sunday’s deadly attack
Sometimes even heroes need heroes
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock’s position — a window on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel — gave him “commanding terrain”
The rampage could have been deadlier without the quick thinking and tactical skills of officers who took charge
High-end restaurants are making rounds to feed firefighters, EMTs and police officers
In the days and months before the attack, Stephen Paddock rented rooms overlooking two other music festivals in Las Vegas and Chicago
After the officer was hurt, his fiancee tried to cover him and was shot as well
The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman said Wednesday she had no inkling of the massacre he was plotting when he sent her on a trip abroad
Amid sirens and volleys of gunfire, people yelled, “They’re shooting right at us”
If you are working an event where nobody is taking the possibility of violence seriously, don’t let their attitude change your level of awareness and preparation
The officer reportedly used his body as a human shield to protect his wife and others, and plugged bullet holes in victims when the pair was separated
The off-duty cop requested the weapon in order to protect patrons at a bar on the Strip
The post has gone viral on Facebook
Officer John Kline and his wife Dawn were on their third annual visit to the Route 91 country concert series Sunday night when the gunfire began
Several off-duty officers from the station had traveled to Las Vegas for the Route 91 Harvest music festival
His life is the subject of a sprawling investigation into what drove him to show up at the Mandalay Bay Hotel with guns and open fire from his 32nd floor suite
Through tears and in heart-wrenching tributes, relatives and friends are remembering the dozens of people killed
Strangers drove victims to hospitals in their own cars
The complex, carefully coordinated attacks of 9/11 have been replaced with a new kind of violence that is significantly harder to detect
Law enforcement and fire service members are among those wounded in a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas
Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
“Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence,” the president said
The extremist group has a history of exaggerated or false claims
