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.
It is paramount first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history
Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for EMS personnel and paramedic chiefs
A study that finds trauma patients fare better when they don’t wait for EMS to arrive sparks uproar, questions
One resigns, one fired after not relaying information about the location of victims and an armed suspect as police and medics searched the area
Ambulances arrived 12 minutes after gunshots killed one man, 22, and seriously injured another
With an armed gunman in pursuit after an attempted mugging, the man stopped a passing ambulance and escaped inside
Many of those injured in the 1 a.m. shooting were underage, including an 11-year-old girl; police are investigating the incident
The seasoned volunteer rescue squad member died after assisting law enforcement with communications on the scene of a fatal shooting
Providers say the change would sacrifice ‘autonomy and community familiarity’Responders and dispatchers say the change would sacrifice ‘autonomy and community familiarity’
EMS, fire and police came together for a conference on information sharing and collaboration to better keep responders and victims safe
A medic in the U.K. also wrote a book compiling silly 911 calls and a new comedy about EMS launched on USA Network
EMS providers to enter the warm zone with law enforcement to reach victims in need of lifesaving treatments
One central question is just how much risk responders should be expected to take on?
A man shot and killed his hospitalized wife and is being treated for life-threatening injuries after shooting himself; investigators searched his home and found his dead son
The inmate shot the deputy after a struggle and then fatally shot himself; the deputy was treated and released for a gunshot wound to his abdomen
Suggested donations include bottled water, energy and sports drinks, packaged snacks, hand sanitizer and gift cards to nearby sandwich shops
EMS Chief Chris Cebollero talks about what his crews encountered in the first minutes on the scene of the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo., which led to looting and riots the next day
A man and 18-year-old women were killed; three children and two adult women were hospitalized
Chris and Kelly also talk about why violence against medics should be a felony
The dispatcher apparently didn’t understand that the victim had a gunshot wound
The man wanted on child molestation charges in Calif. exchanged gun fire with police in a smoke shop; the 3 officers are in stable condition
Richard Plotts will be charged with murder in the death of caseworker Barbara Hunt and other crimes
The patient opened fire after entering the doctor’s office at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital with the caseworker, who was killed
The dispatcher and crisis negotiator convinced the gunman to surrender in part through their calm demeanor
Cassidy Stay was discharged in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery
Two boys, ages 4 and 14; two girls, ages 7 and 9; a 39-year-old man; and a 33-year-old woman died in the shooting
The suspect had a knife; he was transported to a local medical center, but no information has been released on his condition
The hard-and-fast rules of scene safety need to be reconsidered in active-shooter incidents where victims need immediate treatment
The number of Fourth of July weekend shooting incidents is up from last year, but Chicago is still on pace to end the year with fewer homicides
A woman shot in the chest and a man struck in the leg were taken to the hospital by ambulance; all of their injuries do not appear life-threatening