Mass Casualty Incidents
As the military saying goes, “Prior planning prevents poor performance.” This phrase can be applied to preparing for mass casualty incidents. Check this page for articles and resources on ensuring you and your department are ready for the unexpected, as well as the latest updates on major incidents in the United States and across the world.
Fire Chief (ret.) Craig Daugherty recalled the day he responded to shots fired at the high school where his 15-year-old daughter was in lockdown
The Public Safety Officer Support Act supports first responders who experienced PTSD or died by suicide following exposure to certain traumatic events
FirstNet’s Paul Patrick on resolving communication challenges during MCIs, pandemic response
The FBI said it had previously questioned the gunman, a 19-year-old former employee
MedStar Paramedic Trey McDaniel was injured and his vehicle was totaled after being hit by a semi-truck
Very little in a university setting follows a strict top-down approach
Firefighters struggled to maneuver apparatus and calls were made to deliver sand and kitty litter for the roads
The Chicago Fire Department called an EMS Plan 3, dispatching 15 ambulances, a district chief and chief paramedic
The two Arlington County firefighter-medics were among the first mutual aid teams at the scene
An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway, killing 13
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
The UPMC Susquehanna special response vehicle was used for the first time Monday to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to seniors
MedStar Paramedic Trey McDaniel was injured when his 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser went airborne during the crash, but still aided other victims
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
JPS Hospital EMT Jesse Robinson, a former Oklahoma State football player, fractured his vertebrae in the crash but stayed at the scene to assist others
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
Police arrested a local man who had been unhappy with the healthcare he received there, officials said
Intermountain Life Flight Chief Paramedic Rick Black helped to rescue three of the four surviving skiers after a group of eight were caught in the avalanche
First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
A Facebook post by the Glen Echo Fire Department detailed how its members treated officers who were beaten and seriously injured
Brian Hupp, director of EMS at the Maury Regional Medical Center, joins the podcast to discuss tabletop MCI exercises
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Jason Killens, chief executive of the UK’s Welsh Ambulance Service, discusses the complexity of response to an 800 casualty incident across four separate locations
O’Hare joins the podcast to discuss training and lessons from his role in the Boston Marathon bombing response
7 steps to factoring in violence as a possible variable at special event EMS response and incident command
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond
Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
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Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
Rescuers searched through eight collapsed buildings Saturday, pulling survivors from the rubble; 751 emergency vehicles and 20 sniffer dogs have been deployed
The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.