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.
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
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
From 鈥渁rmadillos to zombies,鈥� unified command tabletop exercises prepare public safety personnel for real-life mass casualty incidents
The RAPTOR can respond to mass casualty incidents such as vehicle crashes, mass shootings or natural disasters
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles鈥檚 Hyde Park
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
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Valentine鈥檚 Day will mark one year since a massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 dead and 17 injured
A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
Police say two shootings have left five people dead; the suspect is still at large
Beaver County Commissioner and volunteer firefighter Tony Amadio suggested pay if a first responder is involved with a 鈥渃atastrophic鈥� event such as a plane crash
Latest shooting highlights need to stop debating and start implementing ballistic vest plans, protocols and distribution
Officials said a gunman 鈥渆ventually surrendered鈥� after fatally shooting five people at a SunTrust bank
Pasco Fire Department PIO Ben Shearer said he hopes to eventually see a 鈥楽top the Bleed鈥� kit in every classroom, as well as in public places in the community
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission draft report has active shooter survival recommendations for EMS, police and school leaders
Witnesses鈥� accounts from the Thousand Oaks massacre paint a portrait of heroism that often goes unrecognized in mass shootings
Anticipating potential targets, and preplanning a coordination and communication plan are keys to an organized response
Kathy Andress, an advanced EMT for Arlee Ambulance, helped organize the training session to teach staff how to help victims of a shooting or mass casualty
The HFPA, which hosts the annual Golden Globe Awards, will donate $300,000 to organizations helping those affected by the wildfires and Thousand Oaks shooting
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
For the first responders attending an active assailant workshop, there was no shortage of real-life case studies from which to learn
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The dead included 11 people inside the bar and a veteran sheriff鈥檚 sergeant who was the first officer inside the door
Scarlett Lewis praised audience members for being the鈥漢eroes鈥� of trauma response and discussed the importance of social-emotional learning
Dr. Peter Antevy said given how common mass casualty events have become in the U.S., everyone needs to be prepared
Crowd size, location and similar event intelligence can help predict patient load and MCI response needs at a mass gathering
Tactical emergency medical support medics were able to get to victims of the Pittsburgh shooting quickly and render aid
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Dr. Leonard Weiss jumped into action after realizing the sounds outside his home near Tree of Life temple were gunfire
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