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.
With 2020 about to commence, Jim and Doug reflect on some of the topics that rose above the rest in the past 12 months
Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges we faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s?
There is mounting evidence that Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel had recently absorbed extremist ideas and had become radicalized
The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
The “Run, Hide, Fight” model lacks efficiency and flexibility to permit someone to evaluate the problem and choose the appropriate response
This Police1 Digital Edition focuses on how the past and present will shape the future of SWAT in the United States
Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 in Colorado, paramedics have struggled with how close they should get to active shooter scenes
Their lawsuit accuses the federal government of errors that enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 2015 shootings
Some criticize LE over Pulse nightclub terrorist attack in Orlando in June. Jim & Doug discuss incident and why Orlando police did an excellent job in response.
Following the terrorist attack in Orlando, it is appropriate to rehash the limitations of Rapid Deployment tactics
The grant will be used to reimburse state and local agencies for overtime and regular salary costs related to the response
Scenes of chaos and panic unfolded Tuesday night as gunfire and explosions on two different floors sent crowds fleeing first in one direction, then another
The first call of “shots fired” came in at 2:02 a.m. and the caller reported “multiple people down”
The nation’s medical tactical response team answers the call when mass medical care is needed
Fights erupted when about 30 members of the Traditionalist Worker Party gathering to rally around noon Sunday were met by about 400 counter-protesters
Members of right-wing extremists groups holding a rally clashed with counter-protesters
FBI investigators so far have not turned up persuasive evidence, according to two government officials
Explosives were a major concern
The partial, printed transcripts were of three conversations the shooter had with the police during the attack
The families of nine children and adults killed at the Newtown school and a teacher who survived are suing Remington Arms
Meanwhile, school records show shooter struggled academically because of behavioral problems and talked about violence at a young age
The Orlando Police Department has already responded to the touching show of support
Gunman apparently went on Facebook to measure the shockwaves his attack on a gay nightclub was generating
The “Run, Hide, Fight” campaign doesn’t adequately address the reality of an active shooter attack
Mateen drove around on Saturday night and visited multiple locations before he opened fire at the gay nightclub
Orlando Police Department has released the names of the heroic officers involved in the gun battle
Police agencies that want to increase their effectiveness while holding the budgetary line should consider acquiring a predictive policing software solution
An off-duty paramedic used a radio traffic app to update a comment on the Pulse Facebook page throughout the incident
Jurors will hear arguments on a possible death sentence for Dylann Roof if he’s convicted of capital crimes in his federal trial
The radical Islamist attack is a reminder that nation is at war with a twisted ideology that promotes violence against anyone who does not submit to those extremist beliefs
