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.
The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens
While in-person training and public outreach events have been postponed this year, social media is a great platform to discuss the importance of hemorrhage control
Life-threatening hemorrhages are a huge threat to officers who have been injured in the line of duty
Extra police patrols and officers armed with heavy weapons have been added to major airports in New York and Chicago
An official says the Fort Lauderdale airport shooter pulled a gun out of a checked bag, loaded in a bathroom and started shooting
The gunman, who hasn’t been publicly identified, is still at large
ISIS on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year’s attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people
Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down an assailant who gunned down New Year’s Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub
An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations
The placement of the 65 trucks, along with 100 patrol cars, at intersections surrounding Times Square is a new element to an already heavily policed event
After the terrorist attacks in Berlin and Brussels, authorities are ramping up security for the annual Rose Parade with barricades, security checkpoints and other measures
The suspect tried to rob a bank, then ran into a nearby store and held an elderly man at knifepoint
Most of the advances in tactics, techniques, procedures, equipment and training have come about in response to attacks that exposed weaknesses in police preparations
Police detained five suspects who were allegedly planning a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in the heart of the country’s second largest city
After the dogs had the positive hit, “all groups [were] systematically relocated to put 2 city blocks between themselves and the scene”
German media outlets reported that authorities were searching for a Tunisian man whose identification documents were found in the cab of the truck
Officials said that “while there is no threat to the city or the greater area,” additional officers will be out on patrol
Police urged people to remain “particularly vigilant” and to report “suspicious movement” to a special hotline
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the incident was an accident or some kind of an attack on the market
Former Police Commish Ed Davis said “Patriots Day” managed to capture the emotional toll the attack took on police
Acting on a tip, police in Tonkawa executed a search warrant Sunday at the girl’s home and seized handguns and rifles, ammunition, and the girl’s personal writings
More than a dozen people linked to attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel have previously been arrested since the July 14 attack
Two bombs exploded outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans had gone home Saturday night
When a fire victim’s identity was confirmed, an official from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office broke the news to family members
There are many citizens who will be enjoying Christmas this year thanks to the courage and decisiveness of these knights in blue
The group says that recognizing the signs of potential gun violence could stop an attack
The death toll has climbed to 36
Visualization techniques help prepare police officers for rapid reaction during high stress, critical incidents
A bell rang 14 times in memory of each person slain in the terror attack that also wounded 22 others at the Inland Regional Center
Abdul Razak Ali Artan was not known to FBI counterterrorism authorities before Monday’s attack
Officer Alan Horujko is one of the officers taking the active shooter into custody
