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.
Mobile technology has become a force multiplier for public safety, improving overall situational awareness and the effective use of limited resources
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss the “Don’t Name Them” effort
The story behind one of the busiest mobile incident command and communication resources in Silicon Valley
For security reasons, NYPD won’t say how many of these dogs it has to cover the nation’s largest subway system
The suspect arrested had a past terrorism conviction and is linked to the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks
The attacks have laid bare European security failings and prompted calls for better intelligence cooperation
After 9/11, NYPD used its intelligence division to cultivate informants and conduct surveillance in Muslim communities
Officials said one of the attackers in the Paris massacre was present for the Brussels bombings
If it’s viable, that also means the government has significantly undermined its arguments against Apple
The nervousness was felt far and wide
The two airport blasts, at least one of them blamed on a suicide bomber, left behind a chaotic scene of splattered blood
Ambush at a western Pennsylvania cookout left five adults and an unborn child dead
Lawsuit against Uber filed in the name of a driver accused of gunning down six people between picking up fares is bogus
Newly released dashcam provides insight into the deputy’s actions that resulted in the active shooter being arrested
He also told police he couldn’t recall how many people he had picked up that day as part of his work with Uber
The retired 33-year veteran officer had a permit to carry his firearm
The policy on warning shots varies from agency to agency, but certainly, under these extraordinary circumstances, shots of this kind are justified
Law enforcement and the world’s second-largest cellphone maker agreed on one point: It’s now up to Congress
The details come from heavily redacted Department of Homeland Security documents
Apple’s opposition to the government’s tactics has evoked a national debate over digital privacy rights
Police said they did not know what motivated him to carry out the attack but he wasn’t targeting specific victims
There were still 200 or 300 other people in the factory and that the ‘shooter wasn’t done by any means’
Apple is expected to file an objection by Friday
With no criminal history or record of mental illness, residents who follow requirements can legally acquire firearms
The appeal from victims’ family members gives the Justice Department additional support
People said the suspect picked them up in the hours after the first attack before his arrest
Authorities could not say what motivated the shooter who has no criminal record and seemed to target people at random
Police are looking for the suspect
Tom Boyles was working as a plainclothes officer when he heard police radioing for backup
Efforts are underway to also expand mental health services on community college campuses
The report was compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center saw that hate groups increased to 892 last year
Police Commissioner William Bratton called the plan ‘unconscionable’
The lessons learned during the manhunt for the ex-LAPD officer turned cop killer helped stop IRC attackers
