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.
The continuing challenge with preparation for attacks like Parkland is that each is unique enough to defy any template for prevention and response
Many new restrictions will impact law enforcement officers
The police can be part of the solution, even if they aren’t part of the action
The gunman opened fire early Friday morning, forcing an evacuation of Terminal 3
After about an hour and “several unsuccessful attempts” by officers to make contact with anyone in the home, the SWAT team entered and discovered the bodies
An officer recognized the suspect’s vehicle and a high-speed pursuit ensued
35 elite SWAT teams from as far away as Brazil joined up with fire and EMS responders in the annual exercise organized and executed by Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern and his team
25-year-old Mingdong Chen implicated himself in the killings late Saturday
A man identified by police as a person of interest has been taken into custody, but no charges had been filed
Wai Chiu “Tony” Ng is 1 of 3 men convicted in the 1983 massacre of 13 people at a Seattle gambling club
Commissioner Edward Davis made a point to share some lessons learned from the response to this terrorist attack that might benefit other agencies
Police read the gunman his rights nearly 2 hours after the attack because they were concerned about a second shooter
Investigators have ruled out murder suicide and characterized the killings as a quadruple homicide
Recent tragic events highlight the need to provide patrol officers with basic TEMS medical training and equipment
The suspect’s sister, a retired NYC cop, says police should never have fired because no one gunfire was coming from the vehicle
Miriam Carey of Conn. had no history of violence, but had post-postpartum depression after giving birth
Staff within the Capitol were warned to stay indoors and away from windows as police locked down the area
A woman and her accomplice broke into her family’s home and killed her mother and brother before they were killed
The recordings will not be made available immediately as the decision will be appealed in Superior Court
An off-duty SAS Marine enjoying a coffee saved 100 lives during the Kenya attack that killed upwards of 70 people
Footage shows Aaron Alexis arriving to the Navy Yard and stalking the hallways with his gun in-hand
A plainclothes officer guided the terrified family to safety as terrorists are heard yelling in the background
Chief Cathy Lanier says the officer “took two rounds” but survived the rampage
Gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Saturday in what Kenyan officials are calling a terrorist attack
The Capitol Police department is reviewing an allegation that 4 heavily armed tactical officers were told not to help
Floyd Corkins II was sentenced Thursday for the 2012 attempted shooting at a Christian lobbying group
The charred body believed to be that of the gunman who killed three policemen and a paramedic shows he apparently killed himself with a shot to the head
3 police officers and an emergency rescue driver were found dead, a fourth officer was wounded
Aaron Alexis used a valid pass to get into the highly secured installation Monday morning and started firing
One witness was nearly a victim of the Navy Yard shooting that killed 12
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