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.
Police response to school shooters has changed dramatically since Columbine, but what work remains to be done to protect our schools?
Doug sits down with Chief Bill Harvey to discuss response to large-scale events
When a 911 comms center becomes overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of incoming calls during a disaster, TERT teams provide support
The four were attacked around 10 p.m. Friday in the Hayes Valley district, and died at the scene
Modesto police spokeswoman Heather Graves says officers responding to a 911 call found two male victims and one female victim dead inside the house
A man with a lengthy criminal record killed six adults and two young children before taking his own life
Police arrived four minutes after a 911 call reporting an attempted suicide, to find the bodies of 4
The judge wants to choose 12 jurors and 12 alternates to hear the case against James Holmes
A man believed to have killed his ex-wife and five of her relatives killed himself with a combination of drugs after the slayings
The statement released by Robert and Arlene Holmes emphasized a key legal issue in the tortured history of the case — James Holmes’ mental state
New studies have challenged several decades of thinking that psychological problems are only a minor factor in the making of terrorists
Families filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the rifle used in the shooting
The town has begun reviewing ideas for a permanent memorial and the first construction work has begun on the new Sandy Hook Elementary School
Shooter’s texts turned dark week before he opened fire, with references to his funeral and the message: “Bang bang I’m dead”
Law enforcement leaders must understand that the aftermath of an event will last months and years after the incident
While the “lone wolf” threat may perplex some politicians, it’s an old and familiar story to street cops, who deal with solo attackers every day — they call them “criminals”
Autopsies being conducted Thursday will determine the cause of death
Benefits of the technology include faster response times, crime prevention, and enhancing forensic analysis
It is important to build a partnership between law enforcement and the citizens that you protect to help ensure the safety of human life and the protection of assets
Without any radio contact, Officer Irving communicated with his officers and outside first responders to evacuate his town and prevent further tragedy after the West fertilizer plant explosion
An average of six shootings occurred in the first seven years that were studied. That average rose to 16 shootings per year in the past seven years
A federal jury on Monday found Azamat Tazhayakov guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy
As officials across the country grapple with how to prevent mass killings, some are turning to a gun seizure law pioneered in Conn. 15 years ago
Father of the young man who killed six and injured 13 near UCSB last month says it’s his “duty” to help prevent future mass killings
Minn. teen accused of planning to massacre his family and high school classmates mocked the attacks on the Boston Marathon and Sandy Hook Elementary School as “pretty lame”
Police can see near real-time updates from sensors and surveillance cameras
The spree began late Sunday morning when a man and woman walked into CiCi’s Pizza and shot two officers who were eating lunch
Software integrates video, CAD and more to increase situational awareness
The father of a college student who was gunned down in the May 23 mass killings near the University of California, Santa Barbara said he met privately with the father of his son’s killer on Sunday
Shootings has tragically exposed the limitations of involuntary-commitment laws that allow authorities to temporarily confine people
Those recordings in which he threatened to murder were what prompted his parents to call authorities
Police said they have no suspects in custody
