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• Rapid response: Firefighters battling catastrophic wildfires and EMS providers evacuating civilians deserve our attention and support

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  Catastrophic California wildfires have caused unprecedented destruction and required aid from agencies across the country

• Recognize the signs of crisis after a traumatic response

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  The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence

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  How a multiple-patient transport vehicle can help you prepare for any disaster

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  First Line Technology

  Responding to individual emergencies comes naturally for EMS personnel, but what about mass casualty incidents?

• Rapid Response: Active shooter response command decisions are made by first arriving ambulance crews, fire companies and police officers

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  What are the potential public policy, legislation, social service and healthcare actions fire/EMS providers should advocate to prevent mass shootings?

• Rapid Response: Is EMS response different when the active shooter survives?

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  Despite the shooter’s despicable intent and multiple murders, he becomes another patient to triage, treat and transport

• Hurricane deployment is not Beach Week for Ambulance Strike Teams

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  Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7

• Unique EMS training opportunity: The Center for Domestic Preparedness

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  Complete with a mock community and former hospital, the CDP gives responders the opportunity to train on emergency and disaster response

• Pinnacle EMS Quick Take: Active shooter incident lessons learned for leaders

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  NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing EMS agencies, fire departments, other responders and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery

• Involve Health Department, media early in MCIs of unknown cause

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  Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness

• Rapid response: Plan, train for vehicle vs. pedestrian MCIs now

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  Vehicle vs. multiple pedestrian incidents, especially terrorism attacks, are high-risk and happen with surprisingly common frequency

• MCI attacks in Toronto, Parkland reminders to follow the three Ps

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  Sinister mass casualty violent attacks require additional preplanning and post-MCI recovery efforts from EMS

• Rapid response: School shooting EMS, police response has to be faster

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  To reduce the dying from active shooter incidents the killing and bleeding has to be stopped quicker

• Rapid response: MCIs are not contained to any one environment

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  EMS providers must be prepared to protect their communities at a moment's notice

• EMS providers can prepare citizens to treat MCI patients

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  First Care training empower citizens to stop the bleed and transition from hapless bystanders to lifesavers

• Rapid response: Triage mass shooter patients as treatable by lay people or medical professionals

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  Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for EMS personnel and paramedic chiefs

• Rapid response: MCI readiness, blast injury treatment takeaways after Manchester

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  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

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