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.
How public safety officials can prepare faith-based groups for the commonplace and out-of-the-ordinary incidents that might befall citizens in their houses of worship
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Some students suffered rashes and had trouble seeing; five were transported to a nearby hospital
Media groups said the recordings’ release will help the public evaluate the police response, but the FBI argued it would disrupt the investigation
The agency used the simulation to train first responders on how to handle victims with special needs
Audio recordings of 911 calls released Tuesday showed mounting frustration by friends and family members who were texting, calling and video-chatting with trapped patrons
EMTs are asked to be more aggressive in situations like mass shootings and industrial accidents
A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
A debrief of how one search and rescue team handled calls for help during the Louisiana Floods of 2016
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
Rescue teams dug through the crumbled buildings with bulldozers and their bare hands in search of survivors
Take pride that our work as caregivers is connected to the medics caring for injured children in Syria and other war zones
The “White Helmets” are part fire, part EMS and work in an active war zone
Video footage shows the boy and his siblings being rescued from the rubble
Victims and relatives said many more may have died because the wreckage was scattered along the slope below the road and some areas were inaccessible.
EMS1 columnists react to a Kansas law that prohibits public employers from preventing their employees from carrying a concealed weapon while on duty
Police went to the home to check on the welfare of the family after receiving a call from a concerned relative when they discovered the family dead
Officials said sound-insulating material on the basement’s walls quickly ignited and party guests had no time to escape from the basement
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
Rescue workers searched for survivors under the rubble of buildings following the attack
An unnamed man attacked a facility for the disabled outside of Tokyo
Party for middle and high school students attacked; victims ranged in age from 12 to 27
Outside hospitals, huge queue forms as the public offered to donate blood
The chief said he was “honored to work with” those who responded to the ambush shooting
New video follows a Syrian first responder’s actions after an explosion occurs in the middle of a warzone
EMS leaders at Pinnacle Conference were briefed on Dallas Fire-Rescue and hospital response to the shootings
Video from the scene showed both of the bus’s doors pressed up against the highway’s guard rail, making them impossible to open
Surviving members of the family said they were thankful for the support and prayers they have received from friends and strangers
The Bastille Day truck attack kills 84 in Nice and injures scores of adults and children
Eyewitnesses and officials believe the attack on a crowd of Bastille Day revelers was a deliberate attack
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