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
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
Urban Shield enables all first responders to put their professional training into practical use in secure, safe scenario-based training exercises
The bill aims to allow Florida businesses, institutions and people to have greater control over their own protection
Police found 16 guns and 4,500 rounds of ammunition inside the suspect’s apartment
Prosecutors say not only did Noor Salman accompanying her husband on scouting trips, she watched him leave with a gun and a backpack full of ammo the night of the shooting
Patrol officers need to be suitably prepared, trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attacks
A French Canadian known for far-right, nationalist views was charged Monday in the shooting rampage at a Quebec City mosque
Quebec City police spokesman Constable Pierre Poirier said two suspects were arrested
There will be short and long-term effects that are physical, emotional and psychological
The legislation seeks to temporarily bar access to guns by people deemed by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others
“Jon, the protector, lost his life making sure nobody else did”
An attack of this nature is not easily handled using traditional law enforcement tactics and methods
Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago told investigators after his arrest that he communicated with Islamic State terrorists or sympathizers in “jihadi chat rooms”
As active shooter threats evolve, agencies and officers need to assess their current capabilities to respond to these new threats
Prosecutors say she knew about the attack ahead of time and hindered the investigation when she lied to FBI agents
They said the movie lacks minority representation and fails to mention the only Boston officer killed as a result of fighting the two suspects
Turkish officials confirmed the gunman who carried out the deadly New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been detained
Noor Salman was taken into custody in the San Francisco Bay area and is facing charges in Florida including obstruction of justice
Security experts and public officials say the shooting exposes weaknesses in a system designed to protect travelers on airplanes, but not necessarily in airports
Protecting the public from an unknown source of radiation is challenging — police departments must use a mix of different sized detectors to locate these threats
Indicators of radical-belief-based violence are cumulative. The more present, the greater the probability of violent behavior
Trainers must expose cops to high levels of simulated stress and develop scenarios that force them to make critical decisions
Agent George Piro has been careful to say no evidence linking suspect Esteban Santiago to terrorism has been found but such connections have not been ruled out
Authorities don’t know why Esteban Santiago chose his target and have not ruled out terrorism
Officials say the war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others appears to have traveled there specifically to carry out the attack
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