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.
New training program educates students, parents and teachers on how to recognize the warning signs that a student may be progressing toward violence
At Urban Shield, a Las Vegas Metro PD SWAT commander shared key takeaways from the police response to the massacre
Following 9/11 and subsequent natural and man-made disasters, LE agencies have embraced new responsibilities associated with disaster preparedness and response
As a police officer in Aurora, Colorado — a city that is only just beginning to recover from one of the largest mass shootings in the history of the United States — the news stopped me in my tracks
The president, who exerted little political capital on gun control during his first term, also pressed Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban
The victims included the ex girlfriend, her sister and the sister’s husband
Suspect faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13
Mass shootings are catalysts for change in gun laws in Britain and Australia
Two deaths were heard over the phone from a 911 operator
The civilian, who hopes to become a cop, didn’t fire in fear of shooting other innocent civilians
Schools around the country are reviewing security plans preparing for first day of class after Conn. shooting
Police have arrested a high school student for allegedly planning a mass shooting
The Associated Press compiled all of the facts up to this point in the tragedy
Police say the gunman was not voluntarily let into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton
An officer and employees suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening
He still be being questioned but is not in custody and is not believed to have any connection to the school killings
His older brother is being held for questioning as a possible second shooter, friends are missing
Should at least one teacher on every floor of every school in America be armed, trained, qualified, and ready/willing to end a deadly threat in their school?
He says the memories of the Tech shootings have never faded in Virginia and the state continues to grieve for those slain
The president expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones in the elementary school shooting
Officials have confirmed the death toll at an elementary school shooting has reached 26 plus the gunman
Department has learned from past tragedies not to wait for SWAT to arrive
Ex-girlfriend and family shocked at the actions of the man they described as happy and easy-going
Suspect had armed himself with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines when he arrived at a Portland mall on Tuesday
The gunman fatally shot two people, and another person was wounded, in the Tuesday afternoon shooting
In a year that saw many important developments in public safety communications, there was one that really stood out
The call alerted campus police to the presence of the unopened package in the campus mail room
Authorities cornered the suspect about six hours after the Saturday night shootings where he was killed
Four others, including two young girls, have been wounded after a shooting on an Indian reservation in Central California
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