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.
This timely and important event is a significant cross-disciplinary training opportunity for all public safety personnel
Every community has a festival, fair or event that could be a target for violence, like the Gilroy Garlic Festival
APCO’s Voices Behind the Incident seminar brought together dispatchers that responded to the 2017 Las Vegas Shooting to talk about their experiences and share insights
The training exercise will provide mass casualty experience for paramedics
The paramedic lives near Excel Industries where the shooting occurred; he heard gunshots, people screaming and knew he had to help
Officials wouldn’t identify the gunman or discuss a motive; of those hurt, 10 were critically wounded
Two adults and four children were found by a relative; a generator was being run in the basement of the home
Responders treated eight gunshot victims spread out over several miles
Unified command and collaborative response by all responders in community is the key to successful active shooter and MCI response
Black boxes from both trains have been recovered and are now being analyzed, which should show what went wrong
Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
Teams of medical and emergency personnel were sent to the last few Super Bowl games and attended a weeklong crash course on mass casualty events
The shooter was arrested by police outside a school where he shot his daughter and a teacher
The bus veered into the opposite lane, rammed through a guardrail and slid down the mountainside
Two high school students and a Ukrainian skier died in the accident
Colorado attorney general and Colorado Springs mayor honored those who helped respond to the shooting for their quick thinking, courage and selflessness
Known as Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, the groups consist of doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, pharmacists and even veterinarians
San Bernardino police chief, county sheriff and a dispatch supervisor will be among those to attend the speech Tuesday
After recent mass shooting events, the fire chief saw the need for fire and EMS personnel to enter the warm zone
Both rigs were running lights and sirens, but the firefighter driving the ambulance ran a red light
A man set the bus on fire over a financial dispute and then escaped from a window
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
The 6.7-magnitude tremor left large cracks in walls, damaged a bridge on the outskirts of the capital and caused a newly constructed six-story building to collapse
The young men from Illinois had been drinking at a lake house in Wisconsin and were last seen around 2:30 a.m. Sunday
LaShondra Whitaker, 32, and seven others died in tornado-related traffic accidents Saturday
These events generated vigorous discussion and passionate debate
Police say the driver ‘went up and off these streets, two or possibly three times’ killing 1 person and injuring at least 30 people
Despite their vital role, the fire and EMS services are being left out of the national conversation about terrorism response; that needs to change
The convoy blew a tire and veered off the side of a bridge, falling about 65 feet
Many responders felt helpless and couldn’t accept not being able to do more
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
