Active Shooter
Personnel from three towns worked on their response to a school shooting in Manchester-by-the-Sea
When it comes to threats on scene, train your internal response to work for you, not against
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School were killed; A 14-year-old suspect is in custody
Chief William Halstead led the department’s response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency
Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening
I encourage fire service leaders to start local Be SMART Public Safety Task Forces to educate families about safe gun storage
A grocery store assistant manager said she was berated for whispering; the call taker said she is “being attacked for one side of the story”
Rohnert Park firefighters and police were sent to area elementary schools, and a police or fire vehicle was stationed at every school
Focusing on swift triage, mastering the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures
It is important that you process the loss and what you experienced with your support network
An outpouring of support from the first responder community follows the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school
“Sadly, this isn’t the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.”
Public safety leaders: invite and encourage your personnel to get support from mental health clinicians, peer-support teams and other resources as they have a need
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
Reflecting on the pain of 10 killed in a hate-driven shooting, 100,000 dead of drug overdoses and 1 million lost to COVID-19
“My mom was the consummate mom,” Garnell Whitfield said. “My mother was a mother to the motherless.”
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
Our approaches to MCI response and management need to evolve to reflect their increasing complexity and danger
Josh Owens helped his family members to safety before working to control a critically injured person’s blood loss
A deeper dive into Unified Command and its common terminology, plus best practices
Test your ability to apply the START algorithm to a collection of simulated MCI patients
It’s time for ICs to reevaluate the first-arriving transport options and coordination with the facilities that will receive patients
The best way to avoid analysis-paralysis during an MCI is to ‘get some of your thinking out of the way’ beforehand
Oscar Monterossa served in the U.S. Army for four years as a combat medic, but it was the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting where the paramedic felt most vulnerable
An honest and objective community assessment will highlight the many potential MCI events that could occur in any jurisdiction
Simple ways to build collaboration among agencies and involve the community
Real challenges of an MCI from a metropolitan city’s perspective
It’s time to make MCI training part of the regular rotation
Drozd details the work of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association and what it’s been like stepping into his new role as executive secretary
“We try to be prepared for everything, and this is just another piece of that,” Battalion Chief Ryan Miller said
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