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.
Just as critical as the actual real-time execution of the exercise is the planning of the event
Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing
The Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility appeared in Arabic and French in an online statement
Know that it can happen here — quite easily, in fact
When the attacks were over, eight attackers were dead — seven of them in suicide explosions
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
The threatening posts showed up on the anonymous location-based messaging app Yik Yak
The posts were widely disseminated across the Internet and local media
Oregon law says community colleges can’t employ armed officers, but they can contract with police agencies
The University of California, Merced remains on lockdown
Authorities have released few details about the shootings that happened Saturday in broad daylight
Man armed with a rifle marched down a city street Saturday and shot and killed three people in broad daylight
Tucson police officers have deployed life-saving gear from their new IFAK kits approximately 140 times in the span of nearly two-years, and the bottom line is that Tucson’s IFAKs are saving lives
The mental toll taken on a police department after a mass casualty incident can be catastrophic, which is why its important to prepare prior to an incident
Warning signs of violence are often communicated in advance but not all young people know what to do with the information
The woman told authorities she was playing a joke
New York and Connecticut banned possession of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines
The vehicle is a larger BearCatmodel designed to meet the needs of both SWAT and tactical EMS teams
Dennis Simmonds, a Boston patrolman, was among the officers who engaged bombers in shootout
The business did not notify authorities of the practice drill
Suspect told troopers that his actions were a demonstration against gun violence
The university opposes any legislation that would allow legal carry of concealed weapons inside university buildings
The classes are eight hours, with time being divided between classroom lecture and range practice
After shootings nationwide, some departments are focusing efforts on how to quickly and safely end mass casualty incidents
Public college and university campuses across the country are required by federal law to have a plan in place to deal with massacres
Researchers found ways to train dog to detect the particles left behind by explosives
Authorities said the shooting started as a fight between two students
Authorities released the most detailed account of gunman’s death Wednesday
Two significant laws have passed in recent years that, when combined, will open campuses to concealed carry
When the suspect saw the first responding officer, he fled on foot
Authorities have not disclosed whether they have an envelope or package from gunman
Families of mass shooting victims have long urged journalists to avoid using the gunmen’s names and photos in public
