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 After-Action Review is an extremely effective method of analyzing what occurred and how to improve performance in the future
The LE response to an active shooter at YouTube’s HQ illustrates why all officers need tactical training
The conclusion from examining these incidents is that good citizens, many of whom are lawfully armed, save lives in active shooter attacks
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
After more than a week of searching, the missing family members were found stuffed into garbage bags and hidden in a hollow tree
OTM is a delightful little acronym for illegal immigrants who are ‘Other Than Mexican’ — SIA stands for ‘Special Interest Aliens’ from terrorist nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen
The defense does not plan to present any evidence on behalf of the Hasan, who is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder
Wisconsin’s undaunted ALERT Team is equipped and prepared to respond to and mitigate terrorist, WMD, or other catastrophic events
An active-shooter situation doesn’t absolve you of putting a plan together; it just has to be a hasty plan
The 24 year old shot and killed his father during a 13-minute rampage and then turned the gun on himself
The shooting was the latest in a spike of violence in the city that has frustrated, police, politicians and community leaders
The gunman, who allegedly snapped because his eggs were cold, went on a shooting spree Saturday morning, chasing down his wife and killing her and four other people
As she walked in the plant, she fired at an employee who had followed her in and had yelled, “Hide, she’s got a gun!”
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