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.
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
The incident command structure and coordination with multiple hospitals saved lives
All patients, including terrorism suspects, are treated with the same fairness and respect we deserve ourselves
The treatment involves processing blood and re-injecting it into a person, promising a more youthful appearance
Alfred Moore was driving erratically reportedly due to low blood sugar and killed five motorcyclists
Two other people were also killed and forced fifty to evacuate
Man died of heart attack while shepherding his grown children out as wedding guests battled and police swung nightsticks inside
Although a holiday, children were in school to make up for time lost during a prior destructive earthquake
New England Compounding Center has voluntarily surrendered its license to operate
The Monday night crash was Hong Kong’s deadliest accident in more than 15 years
Just like your department regularly trains for mass-casualty incidents on the freeway, it should also train for active-shooter/mass fatality incidents
An Amtrak train carrying about 169 people derailed in a collision with a big rig truck Tuesday morning
Man burst into sign-making business and fatally shot owner and 3 others, wounded 4 more before turning gun on himself
Gulf Coast storm victims claim they were exposed to hazardous fumes while living in shelters
Police said they do not know what caused 55-year-old SUV driver to lose control of his vehicle
7 specially-trained volunteers also transported gas engineers to suspected leaks
The exercise will test the effectiveness of the San Francisco FD and Bayside Marine Emergency Response Facility
Steel cable broke as it was pulling 2 carriages at coal mine in northwest China Tuesday
Chain reaction ended with 4 vehicles crashing into each other
Witness: Truck driver seemed unaware of approaching passenger train before 2011 crash that killed 6 and injured dozens
During exercise, investigators suspected terrorist attack, but that information was not included on emergency preparedness Twitter feed
Pipeline distributing natural gas from wells in Burgos basin shut down after explosion killed 26, injured at least 46
A vivid book penned by his brother offers a personal and intimate account of Dr. John Pryor’s life, including responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Twin earthquakes struck southwestern China Saturday, killing at least 80 people
4-year-old hid under dead mother’s skirt for 8 hours before police discovered her
Five Tulepo firefighters recorded 27 rescues in 3 days
Television reports say rescue workers would account for all 300 workers after blaze is extinguished
Authorities say the find brings the death toll to at least four in La. and Miss.
Driver of government-operated truck struck gas tank, which tipped over and spilled its contents
Screams of women and children didn’t cause him to stop Cadillac; issue of elderly driver safety raised
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