Active Shooter
This directory provides essential articles on Active Shooter response, tailored for the EMS workforce. Topics include response protocols, coordination with law enforcement, and strategies for managing mass casualty incidents. Understanding how to effectively respond to an Active Shooter situation is critical for ensuring the safety of both victims and responders. For further reading, explore our mass casualty incident management resources, which closely relate to Active Shooter scenarios. Equip yourself with the knowledge needed to handle these high-stress situations effectively by accessing our comprehensive collection.
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
“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.”
A 21-year-old man has been captured hours after eight people were killed in shootings at three massage parlors
The Chicago Fire Department called an EMS Plan 3, dispatching 15 ambulances, a district chief and chief paramedic
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
Willie E. Evans Jr., 36, is accused of shooting at another man, causing bullets to hit a passing rig with two firefighter-paramedics on board
Officials said two firefighter-paramedics were on board at the time of the shooting
Mario Blanding, 33, was charged with the alleged assault of EMS personnel in addition to two murder counts
The suit claims medics allowed the photo to be taken and that the retired lieutenant posted it online implying the man was a looter during civil unrest
Darryon Williams, 26, was booked on one count of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder; his bail was set at $11 million
The Contra Costa County firefighter and AMR paramedic were shot while responding to a medical emergency Saturday night
Police arrested a local man who had been unhappy with the healthcare he received there, officials said
The study of the city’s “scoop and run” practice, which allows police to transport some patients, found patients were generally just as likely to survive whether they were transported by cruiser or ambulance
Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard was fatally shot by a patient in May 2019 while responding to a report of a seizure
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue EMT Liliya Zagariya, who was employed by PeaceHealth, was shot inside the medical office by a gunman who then fatally shot himself, police say
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen on Thursday
Jake Pucci had completed EMT training six months earlier in his bid to become a firefighter when he assisted a shooting victim outside his home
As DC Fire and EMS assisted shooting victims, gun fire erupted, injuring one firefighter-EMT and damaging apparatus
Police say Odessa Firefighter-EMT Michael Mack was fatally shot by his coworker, Evan Gaw, after the two rented a campground in Colorado together
7 steps to factoring in violence as a possible variable at special event EMS response and incident command
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond
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Several people were hospitalized and at least one refused transport after the shooting; the dog was also shot
Remy Lee, 31, told EMS providers at the scene, “It was my baby father,” before later succumbing to her gunshot wound injuries
South Bend Paramedic Adrienne Taylor transported K-9 Luna for emergency surgery after she was wounded in a shootout on Oct. 13
Northeast Louisiana Ambulance EMT Marshall Waters, who works part-time for the Mangham Police Department, was seriously injured in the shooting Saturday afternoon
Four victims aged 17-34 were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after the crash
