Mass Shooting
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
“I needed to help them. I needed to make sure that our people were good and we could take care of these people, and that’s why I chose to stay.”
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest Festival MCI, a paramedic reflects on a frightening moment, and the lessons learned
Four people were killed at a mushroom farm and three at a trucking business on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay
Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the shooting, including whether it was a possible hate crime or domestic violence incident
Frustrated EMS providers described a chaotic scene and said they were uncertain who was in charge, where they should be and how many victims to expect
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
The shooter also died in the incident inside the Chesapeake store busy with Thanksgiving shoppers
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
Colorado Springs police officers, 34 firefighters, 11 ambulance crews and some FBI personnel responded to the active shooter incident at an LGBTQ club
The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
CAL FIRE Captain Chris Wetzel and his treating mental health provider detail his road from defeat to appreciation in the aftermath of tragedy
“We’re able to get the stretcher under the patient and drag them to what amounts to a safer area and use less rescuers,” said Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher
Beech Grove EMS was responding to the fatal Greenwood Park Mall shooting and not available, so Indianapolis EMS responded to the Beech Grove park shooting
Chief Joe Schrage said 30+ firefighters responded, EMS providers transported 24 people, and the department made trauma counselors available
The San Antonio Fire Department’s 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
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 “being attacked for one side of the story”
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
“Sadly, this isn’t 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.”
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
Nine of the victims were hit by gunfire and five others were hurt as people fled to exits
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
In the wake of three deadly MCIs in November, only 11% of poll respondents said their agency is fully staffed and trained for a mass casualty incident
Those injured at the Texarkana party were transported by ambulance, police unit and private vehicles to two hospitals
Robert Kelley was a paramedic with the Killeen Fire Department when a gunman killed 23 people and injured 20 more at an area restaurant
A gunman attacked a Collierville Kroger, killing one person and injuring a dozen more; he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Jacob Dindinger remains in critical condition after being shot in the head, neck and arm
“If this incident isn’t a call to action, I’m really not sure what is,” Tucson police chief says of attack on fire, EMS professionals
