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.
Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
Authorities said four females, ranging in age from teens to seniors, died after the gunman opened fire
Authorities are looking for the gunman who shot and killed three people at a mall north of Seattle
City officials released about five dozen files of calls made to police and more than six dozen files of calls to the fire department
You responded as the first-in ambulance on a suspected active shooting scene; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a law office for multiple shooting victims
One chief tells how quarterbacking an MCI with police fatalities changed her professionally and personally
Syrian government forces have been accused of carrying out 鈥渄ouble tap鈥� attacks during the 5-1/2 year war, placing paramedics and rescue workers in peril
High-fidelity, full-scale exercises for SWAT and EMS at Urban Shield 2016 create a unique and memorable MCI and active shooter training experience
Two dozen media groups said the release of the calls would help the public evaluate the response of the police to the massacre
Authorities arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami hours after police issued a bulletin and photo of him
The technology has enabled the management of large scale event management, terror attacks and other multi-casualty incidents
An official said a blown front tire caused the bus to crash into the median and striking the guard rail
First responders dealt with a simulated aftermath of a tornado blowing a vehicle into a concrete structure that was used to store chemicals
Ballistic protective equipment for active shooter response is eligible for Assistance to Firefighters grant funding
The release of more than a dozen 911 calls Wednesday comes three months after the massacre that left 49 people dead
Trauma care experts are increasingly focusing on ways to help civilian victims of violence avoid bleeding to death at the scene
A fire official said the incident left firefighters with heavy hearts and 鈥減ain in their eyes鈥�
The planned network will allow first responders to share information and communicate with pictures and video
The FBI said the records are no longer part of its active and ongoing criminal investigation of the shooting
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Some students suffered rashes and had trouble seeing; five were transported to a nearby hospital
Media groups said the recordings鈥� release will help the public evaluate the police response, but the FBI argued it would disrupt the investigation
The agency used the simulation to train first responders on how to handle victims with special needs
Audio recordings of 911 calls released Tuesday showed mounting frustration by friends and family members who were texting, calling and video-chatting with trapped patrons
EMTs are asked to be more aggressive in situations like mass shootings and industrial accidents
A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
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