Rescue Task Force

Miami rescue squads return from 5-day deployment in Bahamas after Dorian

–

The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama

When the guns go silent: how to manage the aftermath of a mass shooting

–

Emergency management concerns for the hours and days following an active shooter event

How to manage staffing for a crisis or disaster more efficiently (white paper)

–

Kronos Workforce TeleStaff

Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing

Firefighters rescue 2 workers stuck in elevator 6 stories high

–

Firefighters used harnesses and ropes to lower the two men six stories to the ground safely

5 active shooter survival recommendations

–

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission draft report has active shooter survival recommendations for EMS, police and school leaders

After-action report: Tactical EMS lessons from terror attack

–

Training rescue task force medics and SWAT medics for responding to mass casualty incidents

Apply best-available data to active shooter incident planning, training

–

Paramedic chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents

IPSA seeks input on Rescue Task Force best practices

–

Feedback will be accepted through June 30, 2018

Parkland new benchmark for EMS active shooter response

–

Future active shooter responder's use of victim-generated video will be compared against the Parkland response

How to avoid the most common active shooter training mistakes

–

Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants

Firefighters rescue teen trapped 350 feet inside cave

–

Firefighters secured the girl with a harness after she became stuck while on a school field trip

Mountain rescues to get high-tech boost with new fire department drones

–

Delivering a bottle of water or a cell phone to an injured and stranded hiker are among the possibilities with the department's two new DJI Matrice Drones