Incident Command
Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives. Here’s how to streamline care from the crisis point to the trauma center.
From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action — the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
Officials called the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber a mass-casualty event in Searsmont
Eleven people were taken to hospitals after a vehicle struck a dairy cow on Route 116 in Sunderland and then collided with a second vehicle
Cleveland firefighters and a medical helicopter responded to Amaero Advanced Materials after an industrial explosion
A possible fuel-related explosion aboard a 40-foot cabin cruiser near the Haulover Sandbar sparked a mass-casualty response
A valve malfunction involving boron trifluoride at a Lafayette Parish business prompted evacuations and hospitalized workers and first responders
More than 100 paramedics staffed the three-day event, using foot teams to reach and treat patients in dense crowds
A suspected impaired driver going the wrong way triggered a seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County
Medina County crews used a rescue sling and grain sleeve to free the man, who was buried chest-deep in corn
Four students and a security guard were taken to hospitals after the stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma
A toxic gas release at a silver recovery facility in Kanawha County left two people dead and about 30 others hospitalized as officials investigate a chemical reaction involving nitric acid
A roughly 70-vehicle pileup on snowy Interstate 70 west of Denver shut down eastbound lanes in Clear Creek County
Officials say hazards have been neutralized at the East Providence facility, where a machinery blast triggered a mass casualty response
A van erupted in flames beneath Interstate 5 in Portland after a crash, trapping six injured people inside until firefighters and a bystander pulled them to safety
Approximately 15 people were hurt, some seriously, when an impaired driver hit revelers during a Lao New Year parade, prompting a large EMS response
Emergency crews from Hickory and surrounding communities took part in a simulated plane crash at Hickory Regional Airport, training on triage, coordination and response times in a mass-casualty scenario
First responders spent hours navigating steep terrain to reach and airlift a hiker who plunged up to 30 feet in North Cheyenne Cañon Park
A floor collapse at a wedding venue in Tamworth injured six people and sent about 70 guests into the basement
A massive explosion leveled a commercial production building in Logan Township, sending four people to the hospital in critical condition
A Cessna 172 made an emergency ice landing on the Hudson River near Newburgh
Victims say someone threw flammable liquid onto the fire in Whitfield County, sending flames through the crowd and prompting multiple airlifts to burn centers
The balloon struck a cell phone tower in northern Gregg County, leaving two occupants stranded hundreds of feet above the ground
Police shot and killed the suspect after authorities say he opened fire with a pistol and rifle near Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street in Austin
More than 200 workers were evacuated from Boviet Solar Technology after multiple employees reported feeling unwell
Security video shows the SUV jumping the curb and smashing through a downtown Los Angeles flower stand
Blowing dirt and heavy winds drove visibility to near zero on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo, triggering crashes involving several vehicles
Four firefighters and the Abundant Life Fellowship Church pastor are in critical condition after an explosion inside a Boonville-area church
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