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.
Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants
Prehospital care experts stress the importance of the Stop the Bleed initiative, preparing bystanders to control severe hemorrhage and securing funding for a statewide program
An international perspective and a local approach to community education illustrate how community resiliency training can save lives
After recent mass shooting events, the fire chief saw the need for fire and EMS personnel to enter the warm zone
Embedding tactical medics and physicians into SWAT teams over the past few years has proved invaluable for MCIs
Geneen Richard, 41, is alleged to have pulled out a gun during an ambulance ride and fired three times
An Arkansas Trauma System grant purchased, trained and equipped 550 Little Rock police to use tourniquets, pressure bandages and chest seals
The woman was being transported to the hospital for unknown injuries
The first individuals to a scene will always be bystanders who are in close proximity to the event
An assistant fire chief, who’s also a reserve officer with a concealed firearm license, exchanged gunfire with the driver
The paramedics acted quickly to stop the bleeding and get the officer, who was shot in the arms and legs, into an operating room
Many responders felt helpless and couldn’t accept not being able to do more
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
Det. Jorge Lozano said he only did what was necessary and that the sight of a terrified child had inspired him
None of the bombs left at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino detonated, but the technique has investigators very concerned
The Colorado Springs Fire Department tactical paramedics pulled victims away from the hot zone, which helped save lives
SWAT Dr. Michael Neeki arrived on the scene before the rest of the SWAT team and said the scene he found was similar to a war zone
Co-hosts Chris and Kelly discuss the week’s news, including that of a man calling an Uber after getting shot
The officer tells people to relax while he leads them to safety
Among the possible motives, according to the FBI: workplace violence or terrorism
EMS actions at an active shooter incident are likely improving as mass shootings become familiar, regular and routine
It’s the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since the Newton, Connecticut, attack in December 2012 that left 26 children and adults dead
A local business donated six vests and helmets to the department in the wake of the fatal Planned Parenthood shooting
The 20-year-old man refused to go to the hospital and insisted the Uber driver bring him home instead
The New Jersey man was believed to be involved in a nonfatal shooting earlier in the day
Two people and a police officer were killed in the rampage; nine other people, including five police officers, were shot
Police reporting shooter, near a Planned Parenthood clinic, is contained
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
A traffic stop led to a highway chase that ended with a fiery crash involving a school bus and a trooper with a gunshot wound
Authorities have said Clark was shot during a struggle with police after he interfered with paramedics who were trying to assist an assault victim
Police said 10 people were taken to the hospital in ambulances while another six were taken in private vehicles
Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives
