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.
To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker
EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment’s notice
As the country struggles to make sense of the massacre in Las Vegas, it’s important that those who responded are not overlooked
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by tactical EMS expert Steve Erwin to talk about EMS response in the warm zone
Police investigating to see if shots were aimed at the patient, medics, or if it was just a random act
The citizen and EMS response to a masked Swedish man who stabbed four people affirms the continuing need for public access hemorrhage control
The shots came from a vehicle traveling in front of the medical center; police are investigating
Police are investigating the shooting, which happened late at night at the zombie-themed event
Before emergency responders arrive we need to train and empower citizens to neutralize the attacker and to control severe bleeding
If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
Tragedies like that in Roseburg, Oregon, can happen anywhere; use these tips to kick-start your MCI planning so as not to be blindsided
The EMS providers on the RTF focus on care of the victims while tactical medics focus on needs of the SWAT team
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss EMS safety after the latest school shooting in Oregon
Chief Marlar confirms 2 of the victims related to fire department personnel; Treven Anspach, 20, son of firefighter Justin Anspachm, and Rebeka Ann Carnes, 18, niece of paramedic Brian McFaddin, were killed
On- or off-duty EMS personnel need to be on the lookout for hazards and ready to operate in the warm zone
The lone wolf shooter is our biggest threat, but we need to assess and treat patients just as we would on every other shift
Responding to an active shooter incident can be career ending, but self-care and after-care can prevent problems and preserve your career
EMS professionals have an obligation to learn to operate in the ‘warm zone’ to deliver lifesaving care to victims of lone wolf shooters
Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during Oregon college campus shooting highlights how it’s done
One survivor said the gunman demanded his victims to state their religion before he started shooting
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
Listen to the radio transmissions between responders and dispatch during response to shooting at the Umpqua Community College
Constant updates from a PIO reduces speculation and uncertainty, which is especially important for the friends and family of those directly involved
Authorities said the gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers
The baby was shot in a drive-by shooting that killed his mother, grandmother and injured two others
The man said he was shot by someone who tried to rob him but officers found bullet fragments on his bed
Critics say the devices could allow someone looking to do harm an easy way to cut victims off from help
The pastor and the church members are being hailed as heroes after wrestling the gun away from the shooter
The ambulance was transporting an elderly patient, who was not injured, back home
The shooter is still at large and is believed to be a fellow professor
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