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.
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
These concepts will yield more prepared, capable and resilient communities
For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
It was treated as an MCI, and a medical ambulance bus that can fit 14 stretcher patients or 26 seated patients was dispatched
The jet carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew did not make a distress call before going down
It was unclear what caused the train to derail; officials vigorously dismissed terrorism as a possible cause
Cassidy Stay was discharged in good condition and is expected to make a full recovery
Medics also treated seven more who were wounded
Certified as an EMT in the 1970s, she began disaster relief work after 9/11
Dozens of ambulances drove back and forth to carry the rising number of bodies as well as injured workers extracted from the mine
At 8:53 a.m., two minutes before a crew member on the bridge made the ferry’s first distress call, one student says: “Am I really going to die?”
The transition was marked by gathering 200 firefighters, National Guard members, first responders and volunteers for a ceremony punctuated by a lone bagpiper who played “Amazing Grace”
Rescuers linked hands and waded through an area where wood frame homes had been heavily damaged
Rescue crews are sifting through the rubble with hopes of finding survivors, and are still assessing the full extent of the damage
Since divers found a way over the weekend to enter the submerged ferry, the death count has shot up
A moment of silence at 7:51 p.m. marked the exact time of the leveling blast in a town that is recovering but still has a long way to go
Dispatchers tried to focus and calm students calling from the scene of the fiery collision with a Fed-Ex truck
Evacuation orders came too late for many now trapped on the ship; with more than still 270 missing, the death toll is expected to rise
A ferry carrying high school students sank off the coast; rescuers fear the death toll could rise drastically despite a frantic, hours-long rescue
“You just have to stay calm and be a steady voice, and just talk to them about things other than what naturally is going on,” she said
Investigators haven’t found evidence confirming a witness’ claim that the truck was on fire before it crossed the median and collided with the bus, killing 10
Neighbors described a horrific scene where victims on fire were screaming for help
The 16-year-old was stabbed in the back, and another student applied pressure to his wound until paramedics arrived
The high school students were on a college tour; some escaped through a window before the bus burst into flames, and responders set up a triage scene for at least 36 injured
She her baby were among the few pulled from the rubble alive: “I held onto that baby like it was the only purpose that I had,” she said. “I did not let that baby go for one second”
Only three of those killed in the March 22 disaster are still unidentified; the missing list has gone down to 12 from 13
Rescue teams continue the search for victims and work to identify bodies
The funeral for Lt. Edward Walsh is today and firefighter Michael Kennedy’s funeral will be aired Thursday
Boston EMS Incident Commander Neil P. Blackington shares his strategy and lessons learned from the blaze that killed two firefighters
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
