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.
Seeking funding opportunities to prevent and plan for mass shootings remains a top priority for public safety agencies
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It was estimated that 1 in 4 Norwegians knew someone who had been directly affected by the deadliest attack in Norway since World War II
The Tech shooting motivated schools across the country to reevaluate campus security
On the eve of the anniversary, volunteers planted thousands of daffodils along the marathon course in solidarity
The sight of so many injured people after the Pulse attack led one cop to ask patrons the grim question, according to a new report
It’s not clear if the gunman has been taken into custody
Police believe Cedric Anderson arrived at the school intending to kill his estranged wife, Karen Elaine Smith, and accidentally shot the two children
The university is beefing up its emergency alert system and streamlining the way officials communicate after the attack exposed flaws in the text-message procedure
A school official said the attack was believed to stem from a “domestic dispute” and that the teacher knew the gunman
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack and police in a later news conference said no one has been arrested
Authorities raised the death toll from 11 to 14, but did not say whether the attacker was included in the death toll
Investigators were looking into whether the explosion was a terror attack or if there might have been some other cause
Lawmakers said first responders should be able to defend themselves in an active-shooting scenario and “possibly assist in taking somebody down”
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One police officer urgently tells a dispatcher to “expedite” every unit possible, while another says three people are injured
Shots were fired during the arrest attempt, but the incident appeared to be criminal in nature with “no nexus to terrorism”
Investigators say one person is dead and five others — including two young children — are being treated for injuries
A gunfight broke out inside the crowded Cameo club early Sunday after a dispute among several patrons escalated into a shootout
The Cameo club has a history of gun violence, and police said there was no indication of any terrorism link
The standoff began after a shooting was reported near the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino
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Counterterror Officer Mark Rowley said two more “significant” arrests have been made, bringing the number of people in custody to nine
The attacker was born in Britain and known to authorities who had once investigated him for links to religious extremism
Extra armed police will be patrolling the streets in the coming days to reassure the public
French soldiers shot and killed a man who wrestled a colleague to the ground and tried to steal her rifle at Paris’ Orly Airport
A court official said that Anis Amri used both cocaine and hashish, although not on the day he was killed
The department said deadly use of force to stop a mass casualty incident is legally justified
An officer, who was among the wounded, was undergoing tests to determine the extent of her injuries
A man allegedly drove a car into pedestrians in a central square, injuring three people, then fled and was shot after being tracked down by officers
The debate over the efficacy of gun-free zones has only grown more heated in the wake of several recent mass casualty incidents
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