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.
A well-prepared, aware and empowered community is capable of preventing mass violence and other human-caused disasters
Training not only prepares deputies and other responding officers, but enhances the public’s confidence in LE ability to protect them from any and all threats
FBI study looks at what happened in the lives of shooters before the violence to find behavioral predictors of likely mass killers
It is critical to understand that anytime you are working an event where large groups of people are in attendance, there is a danger of a fatal crush
Rural residents are most fearful, but public safety agencies at every level can take a lesson from this study
The Cisco NERV uses an IP-based network foundation, and meets or exceeds the National Incident Management System (NIMS) standards for type II mobile communication centers
The incident killed 4, injured 70
Whether the killers are domestic or international in origin, we must endeavor to never repeat any errors we made in our anticipation, preparation, or response to horrific events
With just a few legislative days remaining before the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, will legislation on D-Block allocation pass before that milestone?
The Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team and Ten-Four Ministries combine efforts with Police1 to raise funds for the officers in the Joplin area who lost their homes or sustained major damage
Harlin McEwen provided an update on D-Block allocation — which continues to move closer to reality — and other matters related to the nascent nationwide public safety broadband network
The cop struck by lightning in Joplin remains in critical condition — meanwhile, an ‘Adopt-A-Cop Program’ has been set up to assist local officers from the affected area who lost their homes and belongings
The cop struck by lightning in Joplin remains in critical condition — meanwhile, an ‘Adopt-A-Cop Program’ has been set up to assist local officers from the affected area who lost their homes and belongings
The death toll in Missouri has reached 117 with seven rescued since police and other first repsonders began the search for survivors
Mall was evacuated and closed for more than two hours as a police SWAT team wearing body armor and carrying shields searched for an armed man
It is essential that a safety officer have no other duties at the incident scene or training venue which could distract from their sole focus on safety
Was it a rifle? Or a black umbrella? Police responding to the rifle-report at Valley View Mall, couldn’t be sure
We’ve had dozens of attempted attacks by radicalized Islamist terrorists here in the United States since 9/11, and only in the case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was there any degree of ‘success’ on the part of the attacker
Closed Highway that runs along San Francisco’s western coast and warned people to stay away from the beaches
Originally developed as a spreadsheet after Columbine, the system has evolved into a sophisticated Internet-based program that can be accessed from desktops, police cruisers and PDAs/smartphones
Millions have been spent on new radio systems, but the Port Authority fears needless deaths of LEOs if an attack happens
“Holy crap!” a man in the helicopter shouts as the building collapses on itself. “The whole tower’s down!”
Took Loughner’s driver’s license and registration but found no outstanding warrants and did not search the car
“I wasn’t scared of him physically,” he said. “But I was scared of him bringing a weapon to class”
‘Person of interest’ a cab driver who has been cleared of involvement
Lowell residents took a stand against violence after a New Year’s Eve party shooting left seven injured and one dead
The University could be fined for waiting too long to notify students about the shooting rampage
Cops suspected domestic violence because they had been called to the apartment in recent weeks
The dramatic scenario Wednesday was part of a 12-hour terrorist drill at the nation’s second-largest dam
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