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.
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
Strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution of a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise
Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
Shooter dead in what is being investigated as an ‘act of terrorism’
Two of the remaining victims remain in critical condition; the suspect was apprehended Sunday
Los Angeles police say the campus is now safe
Sounds of gunfire, smoke, lighting and other sound effects were used to increase responders’ stress levels and make the exercise as realistic as possible
The $118,488 purchase of ballistic helmets and body armor is for the San Antonio Fire Department’s technical rescue team and medical special operations unit
The DC Fire and EMS EMT rushed to the scene and assisted the boy until paramedics arrived
The man was shot in the back after being baptized
Because the consequence of uncontrolled bleeding is loss of limb or life, those first minutes are so critical.
It is unclear if the victim died from the collision or from the shooting
Crews had to wait for police to arrive and determine the scene safe at the domestic shooting
Ramandeep Singh inadvertently pulled the gun’s trigger while taking the photo; he was taken to a hospital, where he died
The child, who was sitting in the back seat, picked up a gun that slid out from under the driver’s seat and fired it through the front seat
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while responding to a welfare check
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It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
Investigators need to assess what’s reasonable given what his belief was about whether danger existed or not
LODD of firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider is a tragic reminder of the potential for violence on every EMS incident
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while trying to enter a home to make a welfare check; firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider was fatally shot
Firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider died after he was shot; volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, is in serious but stable condition
Firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider succumbed to his injuries; volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain is in serious condition
The Ohio paramedic treated and forgave the man who came inches away from killing her husband a day earlier
The gunman was an airman who targeted his commander who oversaw a base K-9 unit; officials are determining whether the gunman was authorized to have a weapon
The armed man who was shot by police and a bystander hit with shrapnel were transported to the hospital
The woman was fatally shot after the boy picked up the rifle at his home and it accidentally discharged, hitting the woman in the head
Jamie Marquardt claimed someone else used his phone to post the provocative comments
A spokesperson for the department said paramedics were on scene within minutes, but the closest available transport unit was nearly eight miles away
Two gunmen worked as a team to shoot into a group of as many as 15 people who were having a backyard barbecue; police said they have no suspects
Within minutes of the shooting, there was a heavy police and firefighter presence but no ambulance
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