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.
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
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Brett Hankison was one of the three officers who entered the EMT’s home on a no-knock warrant when she was killed by police gunfire
The medics reported the shooting after seeing a man walk up to a car and open fire in broad daylight
Cypress Creek EMS reported how its team transfused blood into the subclavian vein feeding directly into the heart in an ambulance
Activists are calling for the arrests of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kentucky EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor, who would have turned 27 on Friday
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said rioters also blocked fire trucks trying to respond to a fire
Massive nationwide protests have brought a greater focus to the death of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Protests have reached cities including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
The Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed in 2018, said Pittsburgh police officers and tactical medics saved lives in the shooting
The Wilmington Fire Department plans to buy 60 vests for firefighter-EMTs responding to shooting or stabbing incidents
EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say they were returning fire from her boyfriend
The patient was being treated by paramedics when they were shot multiple times
Firefighters broke the doors to let the patient out after the crew couldn’t open them
A gunman opened fire Wednesday at Milwaukee’s Molson Coors brewery complex, killing five people before taking his own life
Green, Ohio, tactical paramedics are now permitted to carry handguns when called out to assist the sheriff’s SWAT following a change in state law
Fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel can play an important role in the layers of safety that protect religious gatherings in the event of an emergency
A pickup truck struck with bullets crashed into the ambulance after the shooting
Riviera Beach Firefighter-Paramedic DaWayne Watson came upon the shooting of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock while driving home
A man opened fire inside the packed bus, killing a 51-year-old woman and wounding several others
Honolulu Paramedic Kaipo Hayashida was one of a group of first responders honored by a local school on Tuesday
Violence against first responders requires constant vigilance on the scene
Three suspects were taken into custody after the apparently targeted drive-by shooting
Bags containing 40 kits each are now stocked in all Fort Worth MedStar supervisor response vehicles for use during mass casualty incidents
The family of homicide victim Frank Navaroli III said there was a delay in recognizing and treating the 27-year-old’s gunshot wound
How public safety officials can prepare faith-based groups for the commonplace and out-of-the-ordinary incidents that might befall citizens in their houses of worship
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Judy Ortiz and Adam Van Duzen of Morrow County (Ohio) EMS treated Trooper Jason Phillips for traumatic injuries, including a bullet wound, after he was struck head on by a wrong-way driver
More than a dozen people were wounded, four critically, when gunmen began “shooting randomly” while leaving, police say
Two people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and two others were wounded after the attack at an assisted living complex
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The app sends out an alert to people within a 10-mile radius when a shooting is occurring
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