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.
Drs. Antevy, Piehl and Spiro on trauma intubation, simple thoracostomy training and evidence-based medicine
Very little in a university setting follows a strict top-down approach
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
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
From dangerous active shooter events, to ET3, Ebola, opioids and community paramedicine, EMS providers faced many significant incidents and evolving trends in the 2010s
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
Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges we faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s?
The app sends out an alert to people within a 10-mile radius when a shooting is occurring
Two deputies, one of whom killed the shooter, are among the injured
The fund was created to support teachers, EMS providers and other first responders present at the shooting
The shooting took place on the edge of the city’s busy French Quarter
The International Association of EMTs and Paramedics said the first responders chose to forgo body armor in order to quickly treat and transport wounded students
The suspects who fired into the crowded backyard are still unknown and at large, police say
The 16-year-old boy shot himself in the head after killing two classmates and wounding three others, and had been in critical condition since the shooting
A third ambulance brought the patient to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
Officials say the 16-year-old suspected shooter is in “grave condition” from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
Authorities say a suspect is in custody and is being treated at a local hospital
The unfortunate reality remains that victims die because of treatment delays
Video from the scene shows multiple patients being loaded into ambulances as others limped away
The memorial will be at the site of the former nightclub and the museum will be a third of a mile away
Long Beach fire spokesman Jake Heflin said responders arrived to a scene “filled with chaos”
NFPA’s John M. Montes, NREMT, examines how ASHER programs help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from active shooter incidents
The vehicles were responding to a call of a person shot when they collided
Chief Norris Croom highlights the need to plan and train for when to stage, when to enter the hot zone and when to retreat
A large crowd was at the Old Skool Sports Bar & Grill when the shooting occurred
The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama
Odessa police spokesman Steve LeSueur said that at least one of the shooting victims remained in life-threatening condition
The shooting began with an interstate traffic stop where a man opened fire on police with one of two troopers inside a patrol car struck by gunfire
Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke says that at least 21 people have been injured by gunfire and five killed in a shooting in West Texas
This week, 40 first responders from multiple agencies gathered for the first nine-week training session
