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.
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Police: Crash was extremely violent, leaving trail of auto parts and bodies
More than 100 bodies have been pulled from Brahmaputra River
Speeding SUV flew over highway guardrail, plunged 60 feet into secluded area of Bronx Zoo
Students were tasked with putting their classroom training to use in realistic scenario
Warnings had said more than 24 hours ahead that possible ‘high-end, life-threatening event’ would occur over weekend
Sedan apparently collided with driver’s side during impact
A teeming number of “bloodied” teenagers were tended to by paramedics as a part of the drill
One person was trapped and had to be extracted
Car driven by 24-year-old Daniel Rebarchek hit the rear end of an SUV carrying the child
One of the injured on Thursday was a police officer who was grazed by a bullet
Conditions of the injured students are not immediately available
Chain-reaction collisions involved nearly two-dozen vehicles
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Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes
Overnight storms raked the nation’s midsection
Storms were part of massive system sweeping across country that spun off tornadoes, caused destruction and deaths in southern Ill. and Mo.
The research was posted online Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Incident management system worked as it had been practiced to
The commuter train came in too fast and hit the barrier at the end of the platform
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Medics overwhelmed with more than 1,000 people said to be injured
Lead engine and at least two train cars derailed Wednesday
Long line of cars and trucks collided one after another on dark highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were blinded
A crew was pouring a section of concrete floor when an underlying support beam “sheared away”
Cause is being investigated, but witnesses in area at time of incident said there was explosion, strong smell of gas
Around 20 people remain unaccounted for 12 days after the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground
Homes were flattened, windows were blown out of cars and roofs were peeled back
Three of the 29 children being treated were admitted to the hospital, one in critical condition
Prosecutors have accused Capt. Francesco Schettino of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship
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