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 most critical deficiency in active shooter response is in the area of leadership – specifically, command and control
In late June, the FBI released what it called “Phase Two” of the agency’s ongoing examination of active killer events that took place between 2000 and 2013
A well-prepared, aware and empowered community is capable of preventing mass violence and other human-caused disasters
Firefighters found four women and one man dead inside the bar
A panelist told reporters that many had “potential to survive”
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Commission says authorities could have prevented or interrupted the attacks by far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik
For Anders Breivik, a 21-year sentence for the wanton slaughter of 77 innocents was a victory and gave his monstrous act political credibility
Every law enforcement officer in this country should be trained in tactical lifesaving skills so they can immediately render aid to trauma victims
One officer in an urgent voice bluntly demanded ambulances, another said he would take a victim in his car
We need to energize the public and educate them on how they can do a great deal to prevent these shootings
During Operation Aztec, state, local, and federal entities will conduct a series of activities next week to test and enhance coordinated response capabilities to wide-spread threats
Calls between dispatch and police reveal officers trying to save the lives of victims in the chaos that followed the cinema shooting
Police and witnesses describe what happened during and immediately after the “Dark Knight Rises” rampage
Opened fire inside a suburban movie theater, also wounding 59 others in worst attack in state since Columbine
Reaction Systems has a product that does what it’s supposed to do, and no more
Kenyan man suspected of killing housemate, eating his heart and brain
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
Report says city’s fire and police departments are not working together to prepare for a surge in calls that would come with a massive crisis
Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be speaking as a commander of an “anti-communist” resistance movement
The April 16, 2007, massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history
Anders Behring Breivik confessed to the attacks but rejected criminal guilt, saying he had acted to protect Norway
The lack of command and control we saw in Mumbai is a classic example what can happen without a clear mission with objectives to achieve.
Increasing security at high-profile events isn’t new
New technology at the center will give more information to call takers
There will be a series of seminars addressing topics such as National Security, Mass Casualty Response, and Active Shooter Threat Planning and Preparation
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