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.
It’s critical that we ask and answer the questions that arise from this new information
Here’s how first responders deal with such massive operations
Incels have been linked to multiple acts of mass violence over the past few years
The drones offer a new tool to campus police to investigate criminal activity and emergency situations
Lawyers for Robel Phillipos are asking a federal judge to release him from jail, saying he had nothing to do with the deadly bombings and isn’t a flight risk
NYC officials say the city should take a roster of steps to handle natural disasters better after Superstorm Sandy, including boats
2 friends removed evidence from Tsarnaev’s room, and a third lied to investigators during questioning
Oolice and fire officials failed to tell each other when and where rescuers were needed following the theater execution
A man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the singers, other churchgoers held the man down until police came
When drones are introduced to the equation, paranoia goes through the roof, even if the crafts are conducting the same missions as police through other means
The CIA made the request to add Tamerlan’s name to the terrorist database per request of the Russian government 18 months before attack
A Watertown resident was shocked when he peered out his window to see the two suspected terrorists the country had been searching for
The gunman shot his live-in girlfriend and 3 other men before police arrived and shot him
After interrogating Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, police discovered the brothers had no connection to Muslim terrorist groups
After the Boston marathon bombings, parallel evolution allowed ALL to work together in an effective way — this is something we need to understand and leverage for the future
Tsarnaev made his first appearance before a magistrate judge where he was charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction
Her lawyer told feds she did not suspect her husband of anything, and that there was no reason for her to have suspected him
Floyd Corkins II pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from an incident in which he entered the Family Research Council with a gun
5 were killed in an exchange of gunfire, including a suspect who was killed by arriving officers
10 of the 12 dead in the fertilizer plant explosion were first responders
Friends who describe the missing terrorist as ‘calm and chill’ are urging that he not kill himself or hurt others
Rescue crews spent much of the day after Wednesday night’s blast searching the town for survivors
The two Chechen brothers lived on a quiet street in Cambridge, they had been in the US about 10 years
An agent says the photos came from surveillance cameras near the explosion sites
Volunteer firefighters and medics are among the people feared dead in the wreckage
Investigators have been analyzing photos and videos frame by frame for clues
Workers could be seen carrying cribs and children from the day care center in the court house
Some media had said the suspect was expected in federal court in Boston
Almost an hour of audio details the frantic conversations between dispatchers, medics, and police
Police and federal agents appealed to the public Tuesday for clues to who is responsible for the attack
Officials said no one had claimed responsibility for the bombings, but the blasts raised fears of a terrorist attack
At least two people were killed and more than 80 injured when two bombs exploded in the packed streets
