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.
Portable X-ray and trace detection tools enable law enforcement agencies to take screening when and where it’s needed
Officers can better respond to what cannot be predicted if they are trained to make decisions under dangerous and rapidly changing conditions
Law enforcement agencies must include the death notification function into their preparedness planning
After the guns were discovered missing, university officers immediately notified state police
Officers who responded to the worst terror attack on US soil since Sept. 11, want to consider several changes
Federal officials say there is no indication of trouble brewing
There is no word for the feeling a cop has as he finds himself in a critical life-or-death incident, armed with nothing but an overwhelming urge to assist
One in every 4 or 5 Americans is battling some form of mental illness
All nine men seen in the video died in the Paris attacks or their aftermath
A 17-year-old boy was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder
Gunman opened fire at a high school and a second location in an aboriginal community in northern Saskatchewan Friday
SB880 would add military-style semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines to the list of guns prohibited
The horse, Honor, will work as a first responder to comfort crisis victims
These five keys will help you prevent an incident from spiraling out of control
House Bill 2072 bars universities and their governing boards from adopting any rule that stops from carrying a firearm
Police recovered the gunman’s journal from the Motel 6 room
The officers were rattled, changed from the events in the past year
Civil rights groups sued in 2013, accusing the NYPD of breaking Handschu rules
The 38-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after he led officers on a foot chase and a struggle ensued
A knife-wielding man wore a fake explosive vest and threatened officers before they fatally shot him
They would have had no impact in keeping weapons from the hands of suspects in several of the recent mass shootings
The couple killed 14 people and injured 22 others before being killed hours later in a dramatic shootout with police
Although he can’t unilaterally change gun laws, Obama hopes that beefing up enforcement of existing laws can prevent deaths
The 60-year-old police chief reflected on his decades of service
For now, the act of reuniting elsewhere on campus will be a huge step forward for Inland Regional Center staff
Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of “a dangerous few” without depending on Congress to pass a law on the fraught subject of gun control
Measure adds $25 to price of each gun sold, plus 2 or 5 cents per round of ammo. Officials expect it to raise up to $500K a year to help offset costs of gun violence
He said he didn’t know about the bombers’ plan and had no idea the gun would be used to kill an officer
A bill that would allow concealed weapons in college buildings and stadiums has become even more important
That legislation includes $8.1B to fund the renewed act’s health and compensation programs
Obama and his wife, Michelle, met with members of each of the 14 families in the library of Indian Springs High School on Friday night
The Police Department does have a full plate, but command staff are well-prepared to keep things running smoothly
Neither the police nor licensed firearms dealers have direct access to the FBI’s watch list
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