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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.

Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
The Beirut incident commander, Dr. Shawky Amine Eddine shares insights from the largest non-nuclear explosion in history
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences students faced a truck crashing into the chemistry lab and exploding
The Ogdensburg International Airport was the location for training a simulated plane crash and fire
Officials say one person is dead and several others are injured in the I-84 crash near Wawayanda
Patients from the Bedford Park event were transported to several area hospitals
Ambulances from four departments in and around Platteville transported patients to several hospitals
The Decatur Fire Department issued a recall of off-duty firefighters to respond to the 3-alarm fire
The shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival left 60 dead and hundreds more injured
The Geisinger Wyoming Valley announced a mass casualty incident to increase ED staffing
Investigators say the report on the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people in 2021 might be completed next year
Fresno authorities say patients were transported to three different hospitals
Several ambulances and three helicopters were called to the crash in Wharton Township
The children in the Penn Township crash were transported to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh
A vehicle went over the wall of an elevated ramp in Gwinnett County and fell onto the traffic lanes below
Patients in the Rosenberg crash had injuries ranging from minor to severe
11 patients were transported to a hospital after a Delta flight hit severe turbulance
Quad-Cities International Airport was the site of a plane crash and fire with multiple patients
A driver is dead after his car collided with a school bus on I-90 near Wells
A Wrangell Fire Department ambulance made several trips to transport patients to a hospital
First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
Gunman killed after engaging Orange County deputies in gunfire
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
Of the six wounded, one is in critical condition and the others are in satisfactory condition
After triage, patients were transported to hospitals in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale
Approximately 20 children were stung after a hive was disturbed at a summer camp in Topsfield
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
One person remains in critical condition after an explosion that damaged at least 12 homes in Plum
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest fire in over a century, and only 3% of the area has been searched
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
Officials in Maui County say 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured