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.
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
MCI trailers provide a critical tool for dealing with emergency incidents
It’s on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
Trainers across the country are including pyrotechnics, paid actors and virtual reality to better simulate realism for first responders
Officials in Ashtabula County held a drill at Conneaut High School and learned what they can improve upon
A man jumped out of the ambulance, assaulted a police officer and refused commands to drop a metal object
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said the first officers encountered multiple victims
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Learn from a real-world use case of the rescue strike team and the three phases of deployment
The abandoned Lexington school will provide training for active shooter situations and other emergencies
The first university officer arrived within 78 seconds of the gunfire report, and university and city police swarmed the building
University of Nevada shooter who killed 3 was a professor who recently applied for a job, police say
The gunman opened fire at a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police
Las Vegas police said the shooter has been located and is deceased
The training ended with an exercise involving mock shooting victims, allowing medics to refine skills such as wound packing
All patients are reported to be in stable condition after a gunman shot through a wall of a Lumberton restaurant
“The conditions of the victims right now is unknown” but all were taken to hospitals for treatment, police Capt. Scott Molnar said
Bradley Haas, a Department of Safety security officer, was working at the front lobby entrance when he was killed
Central Maine Medical Center’s ED was already at capacity when the shootings in Lewiston occurred
Gov. Janet Mills provided an update to the number of dead and wounded in an active shooter incident at to locations in Lewiston
First responders from several agencies in Ottawa County participated in scenarios involving clearing rooms, treating victims
Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
People fled in panic as a shooting happened inside the fairground
Officers were transported to two hospitals after a shooting in Princeton
The report on the shooting in Virginia Beach that killed 12 people covered more training for first responders and teaching civilians how to slow victim bleeding
State police believe the shooting inside the Indiana building was isolated to attendees inside and not a larger, community threat
Police say at least four people were shot in an “active shooter situation” on campus; the area was under a shelter-in-place order for several hours
The shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival left 60 dead and hundreds more injured
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher Cassandra Peña-Romero was found shot in the neck beside her car
Weeklong training at the Vibrant Arena at the Mark in Moline helped first responders with incident command and rescue task force lessons
Gunman killed after engaging Orange County deputies in gunfire
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services’ Cassandra Pena-Romero was shot by her estranged husband on Aug. 19
Of the six wounded, one is in critical condition and the others are in satisfactory condition
