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.
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The police bus was flipped over by the force of the blast, which also damaged nearby buildings
Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained
The nation’s largest police department searched for possible terrorists in part by infiltrating Muslim groups
Allowing cops to leave the carefully-crafted training script may not always conclude the way the brass would like, but that is truly the best way for cops to learn
Los Angeles police say the campus is now safe
Two psychologists have found he has a delusion disorder
Family said he had claimed that the devil was trying to make him do things
Six jurors will have to decide whether Cinemark, the country’s third-largest theater chain, should be held liable for the mass shooting
Theaters across the country had extra security for the July 20, 2012, premiere
The document has been likened it to a ‘preliminary police report’
With the new names, the total number of officers and civilians memorialized now stands at 882
None of the three is accused of involvement in the attack
The 28 pages have been described as the ‘preliminary police report’
The killer is believed to be at large, armed and dangerous
The move raised new questions about how far school officials should go in arming employees
Officials encountered passwords in 30 percent of the phones the FBI seized during investigations in the last six months
The presidential hopeful had a slip of the tongue when campaigning about the Sept. 11 attacks
The blue lines ensured runners had a clear path
Chicago’s airports are the only ones in the country in which the aviation officers do not carry firearms
People placed crosses on a tree honoring the victims, including Officer Sean Collier
In Richmond, police responded to the alert but were told upon arrival that it was a false alarm
Investigators have said the motive for the shootings may never be known
Police say rifles offer more firepower, longer range and greater accuracy than handguns
The beam made its way across the country for firefighters and police
One gunman walked up an alley near the backyard and fired shots from a .40-caliber pistol toward about 15 cookout guests
Thousands of police officers, state officials, friends and family members of Trooper Chad P. Dermyer gathered to celebrate
The FBI may not quickly share the technique it used with local law enforcement agencies
The FBI used the unspecified technique to access data on an iPhone used by the San Bernardino attacker