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 conclusion from examining these incidents is that good citizens, many of whom are lawfully armed, save lives in active shooter attacks
While no one wants to fault a hero for showing up to help, there are diminishing returns when self-deployed responders arrive immediately after an event
After years of resistance, law enforcement is coming to realize it needs a proven program management tool to help agencies coordinate response
“We believe this incident to be a domestic-violence workplace situation,” Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said
Black-clad protesters smashed shop windows; More than 600 total arrests
Preventing juvenile mass murder in American schools is the job of police officers, school teachers, and concerned parents
The damage done to first responders in the aftermath of 9/11 is lasting
The fight broke out after the NY International Auto Show
Devices cancel sound without sacrificing situational awareness
Three suspects are in custody
HYDRA will help with terrorism and natural disaster preparations
Chief William Bratton, LAPD (ret.) says of the effort to build a nationwide public safety wireless broadband network, “If we don’t get that D-Block now, we’ll never get it.”
Findings are first to possibly link work at Ground Zero to cardiovascular problems
Workers face a difficult decision in the $657 million settlement offer
Judge to hear plan to pay $657 million to WTC responders
Few arguments against using plain language and common terminology are defensible anymore
During a complex and changing major incident, the entire specialized unit package must act, think, and work as one in order to succeed
At least two died as several passangers were ejected from a tour bus
Many photos taken from police helicopters
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
Law enforcement officers need to be vigilant against the use of biological weapons
What does the future hold for American policing in the modern fusion center?
The 13 officers have families in Haiti and are asking for donations for the quake victims
The tactical emergency division applies on-the-scene trauma care to civilian settings
