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You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
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FDNY marine crews rescued passengers from the water and rushed the injured to local hospitals
Eleven people were hospitalized after a man attacked staff and residents at a Salem homeless shelter, just before surrendering his belongings at check-in
Key experiences from my early days on the job have revealed a surprising number of lessons for running command
At least eight people were injured after a man attacked a pro-Israeli hostage rally in Boulder, the FBI is investigating as a terrorist act
An explosion aboard a boat on Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway injured 15 people, including two children
A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
A bus veered off both sides of Missouri Highway 100 west of Hermann after the driver overcorrected
A shooting in Myrtle Beach left 11 people injured and one person dead after a disturbance involving several people
A shooting at Elizabeth City State University during its Viking Fest celebration left one person dead and six others injured
At least a dozen were injured after a boat struck a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, prompting a mass casualty response
A fiery crash involving about 15 motorcycles on I-35W in Fort Worth left 17 people injured, including four in critical condition, prompting a massive emergency response
A crash involving a school bus on I-77 in Chester County left an eighth-grade boy dead and sent students and adults to the hospital
The 20-year-old gunman was identified as the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy
An Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson said two were rescued from under the debris of the house that exploded and a third from a partially collapsed house next door
Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
One patient suffered burns to 90% of his body in the early-morning apartment explosion
Volcano Rescue Team EMTs and paramedics reached the patient via a side trail while technical crews set up rope systems and an artificial high directional to reach the victim
San Luis Obispo officials will declare a “mass casualty incident” anticipating high 911 call volumes during the annual block party near Cal Poly
Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
A transformer fire triggered by a construction accident at a Denver retirement community forced dozens of residents to evacuate, with eight hospitalized
A single-engine plane crashed in a retirement community parking lot, bursting into flames, but all five aboard survived
Video showed the SUV backing into the Inglewood CarMax, into a lobby area, and driving out of the opposite end of the building
Residents of the Landmark Nursing Home in Bardstown, as well as staff and police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation
Richland County EMS examined 13 people at the scene in Columbia, with three transported to a hospital
A train hit debris on the tracks, causing a smoke condition at a Manhattan subway station