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.
After a school shooting, the community’s guard is up and calls for service increase for disturbances and suspicious activity
The 2018 IPSA Mass Casualty Incidents Training Symposium provides cross-disciplinary training for police, fire, EMS and telecommunicators
Telecommunicators play a critical role in determining the nature and extent of the threat and supplying in-field responders with information
A moment of silence is planned for 7:55 a.m. local time on Friday, marking the moment the bombing began
The city’s homicide total had already has surpassed last year’s before the 4 murders
A 911 call led police to an unlicensed boarding house where they discovered 4 bodies on a side yard
With 306 homicides since January, the city is on track to post a higher homicide rate in 2012 than last year
State police are launching a criminal investigation of a company after finding the explosive material was stored illegally
Homicide detectives are investigating the scene after victims were discovered around 4 a.m.
Authorities say the suspect used an edged weapon in at least one of the killings Friday morning
The bomb threats forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across the state, including the federal building in downtown Memphis
The vet was driving a flatbed truck that investigators say edged across a railroad crossing despite warning signals of a fast approaching train
Two of the men arrested told a confidential FBI informant they would consider American jihad
Police found receipts dated Nov. 8 for items found in the garage where the five family members died from carbon monoxide poisoning
They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks serving several times in Iraq and Afghanistan
Suspects mother contacted authorities saying she was concerned her son had purchased weapons similar to those used in the Aurora shooting
Disbursement amounts have been finalized for the families of 12 Aurora shooting victims
At least 4 were killed and 16 injured at a train crossing
His attorneys claimed that he had been taken to a hospital for unspecified reasons
Right-wing protesters threw stones and metal objects at police in Warsaw, leaving 3 officers hospitalized
Some of those shot and their families spoke to the killer at his sentencing
The killer showed little response to the sentence, which he’d agreed to in a deal that kept him from a federal death sentence
Director ordered crew to remove tree from his driveway shortly after storm hit
Officers are searching for anything out of the norm where the suspect is believed to have fired on two dozen vehicles
After saving his father, girlfriend, baby and others, he drowned in his basement
Six were rescued after being trapped on roofs from rising waters
Two flooded NJ towns set off frantic rescue, as first responders are moved to neighboring businesses
Sergeant hopes America gets a good look at what Hurricane Sandy did
Officers were honored for helping restore order after devastating storm
Detective remembered surveillance images from tragedy as a familiar man walked by his car
Five schools kept children off playgrounds and nervous commuters changed their routes Monday as authorities searched for a suspect in more than 20 random, unsolved shootings
The evacuation order was posted on the university’s website Friday as a “Code Maroon” warning
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