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
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
The man also was charged with illegally purchasing two assault rifles that Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik
That statement came after some had questioned why the attack in San Bernardino was quickly labeled terrorism
Houston-based K9s4COPs presented the dog to the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton said he thinks Los Angeles officials are overreacting
Some lawmakers want to require police reports to be required when firearms are lost or stolen
The closure came the same day classes were canceled at San Bernardino Valley College because of a bomb threat
Here are some of the programs schools have implemented and law enforcement’s role within them
If the shooting is labeled a terror attack, families of victims could be entitled to additional payments and benefits
New Orleans police have not ruled out the possibility of additional suspects or arrests
In the three years since, many states have embraced the National Rifle Association’s axiom that more “good guys with guns” are needed to deter mass shootings
FBI Director James Comey and other senior American officials briefed members of Congress
In the span of six days, police suddenly have a pair of poster cases for the use of military-style equipment
Det. Jorge Lozano said he only did what was necessary and that the sight of a terrified child had inspired him
The chief has been praised for his cool-headed response in the chaotic aftermath of the massacre
The suspect rambled to authorities about ‘no more baby parts’ after his arrest.
Police are wounded in about 25 percent of cases like the Nov. 27 Colorado Springs shooting
Traditional first responders include law enforcement, the fire service, and emergency medical personnel
The FBI director said the couple was clearly inspired by a foreign terror organization
Companies such as Lenco, LRAD, Combined Systems, Tactical Electronics, and others must now satisfy the questions and concerns of a larger constituency
The FBI would not release details on where the husband-and-wife killers practiced their shooting
The increasing number of IS women is worrisome and makes it hard to flag the prototypical recruit for investigation
The deadly shooting in San Bernardino happened in a state with some of the nation’s toughest gun laws