Las Vegas Shooting

A gunman opened fire on 22,000 Las Vegas concert attendees from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday, October 1. Scores of people were killed and more than 500 people were injured.
FireRescue1 coverage of the Las Vegas shooting spanned breaking news, to the importance of layperson bleeding control, to recommendations from the FireRescue1 Editorial Advisory Board for mass gathering response, the FEMA after-action report, and a fire chief's perspective on how first aid training helps citizens become first responders and saved lives in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting.
Full list of Las Vegas Shooting results
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Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting
–A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
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Responding to the Las Vegas shooting, 1 year later
–Chief Greg Cassell reflects on the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack, and how it’s changed the Clark County Fire Department and their response protocols
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8 recommendations for fire/EMS from the FEMA Oct. 1 After-Action Report
–Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
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Released 911 calls detail chaos, agony after Las Vegas shooting
–The 911 calls released by police reveal the surreal confusion on the ground during and after the massacre
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Quiet Warrior: How one off-duty firefighter switched from concertgoer to first responder during Las Vegas shooting
–Chris Wetzel, a firefighter with Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, recalls what it was like to be on scene while a gunman opened fire on 22,000 concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip
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NY firefighter tours country to honor Vegas victims
–Firefighter Tommy Maher decided he wanted to honor each of the 58 victims by performing random acts of kindness in their name
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‘Vegas Strong’ scholarships offer help for aspiring first responders
–The Public Education Foundation teamed up with Macy’s to fund $50,000 in scholarships for three students seeking first responder careers
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Helping first responders recover after Las Vegas shooting
–As the country struggles to make sense of the massacre in Las Vegas, it's important that those who responded are not overlooked
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Vegas shooting survivors thank responders with gift baskets
–The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
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Fire officials release tapes from Las Vegas shooting
–The three hours of recordings released Friday provide a clearer picture of how firefighters and emergency medical crews responded
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Bret Michaels offers free concert tickets to Las Vegas responders
–Michaels said he wanted to give back to those who protected the city during the shooting
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Ariz. firefighter recovering after Las Vegas shooting
–Kurt Fowler was celebrating nearly two decades of marriage at the Route 91 Harvest festival when gunfire erupted
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Las Vegas shooting survivor starts fund for first responders
–Chad Robertson has started the Las Vegas First Responder Thank You Fund with the goal of raising $100,000 to deliver 1,000 gift baskets to responders
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Officials: Las Vegas responders trained extensively for mass casualty event
–"We were able to handle it because of our people, our training, our professionalism and our equipment and our relationships,” Chief Greg Cassell said
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Roundtable: How will the Las Vegas shooting impact planning for mass gatherings?
–Emergency response planning and training for outdoor mass casualty events has forever changed after the events in Las Vegas
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