Mass Casualty Incidents
As the military saying goes, 鈥淧rior planning prevents poor performance.鈥� This phrase can be applied to preparing for mass casualty incidents. Check this page for articles and resources on ensuring you and your department are ready for the unexpected, as well as the latest updates on major incidents in the United States and across the world.
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Police and fire agencies worked together to prepare and care for a major ski event
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
FirstNet鈥檚 Paul Patrick on resolving communication challenges during MCIs, pandemic response
The San Antonio Fire Department鈥檚 AMBUS is part of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force; it can carry 24 patients in seats or 20 patients in beds
Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening
How first responders give hope and comfort beyond emergency scenes
This week鈥檚 photo shows leaders with Northwest EMS training for MCIs, including active shooter situations
An American Medical Response and UBMD Emergency Medicine partnership is designed to get trauma doctors to scenes of high-severity incidents
A grocery store assistant manager said she was berated for whispering; the call taker said she is 鈥渂eing attacked for one side of the story鈥�
In this episode, our co-hosts reflect on the recent mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma and how providers should prepare to respond
Capt. Richard Meulenberg said multiple people were wounded and the medical complex was a 鈥渃atastrophic scene鈥�
鈥淵ou have to go in immediately. The kids were calling 911 for help,鈥� said former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
Amerie Jo Garza, 10, 鈥渨as a hero trying to call 911, to save her and her friends,鈥� her grandmother said
Mike Taigman and Nicole Holm join the podcast to discuss resiliency and chaplaincy
It is important that you process the loss and what you experienced with your support network
Focusing on swift triage, being good at the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures
An outpouring of support from the first responder community follows the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school
鈥淪adly, this isn鈥檛 the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.鈥�
Public safety leaders: invite and encourage your personnel to get support from mental health clinicians, peer-support teams and other resources as they have a need
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
Reflecting on the pain of 10 killed in a hate-driven shooting, 100,000 dead of drug overdoses and 1 million lost to COVID-19
Erie County Sheriff: 鈥淭his was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.鈥�
Shanazia Williamson said she was pregnant when she went to the music fest, where a crowd surge led to 10 people dying and hundreds of injuries
Ten people died and hundreds were injured during a massive crowd surge last year in Houston
From 鈥渁rmadillos to zombies,鈥� unified command tabletop exercises prepare public safety personnel for real-life mass casualty incidents
View this virtual tabletop webinar to help prepare you to respond to the next mass casualty incident in your jurisdiction
5 victims are in critical condition; NYPD found a U-Haul van sought in connection with the shooting
Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Sheriff鈥檚 Office, American Medical Response and other organizations responded
Police were searching for at least one suspect after an early morning shooting downtown
Police say that 24 people were injured in the fiery chain of crashes