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, Oct. 1, 2017. Scores of people were killed and more than 500 people were injured.
FireRescue1 coverage of the Las Vegas shooting spanned a variety of breaking news as well as expert analysis on topics like the importance of layperson bleeding control and 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.
The four-part series includes stories from first responders and new footage from the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
Cell phone photos taken by law enforcement officers after the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting were being spread the same night
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
Reports said twelve firefighters were injured during the shooting, including two who were giving CPR and one who was shielding his wife
Firefighters from the Las Vegas Fire Department as well as off-duty concertgoers jumped into action to save as many lives as possible
Firefighter Steve Keyes said “I’ll be fine” when he was picked up by doctor and former firefighter Mike Brown
First Care training empowers citizens to stop the bleed and transition from hapless bystanders to lifesavers
No details were released about the unidentified firefighter’s injury, except that it was minor
Several members of San Bernardino County Fire who attended the music festival helped evacuate the injured immediately after the shooting
It is paramount first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history
“Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence,” the president said
Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for fire/EMS personnel
Los Angeles firefighter Robert Hayes was celebrating a friend’s birthday when the gunfire erupted
Lindsay Padgett and her fiancé loaded her truck with five wounded victims and five others who were treating them
Suspected “lone wolf” shooter was found dead on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street from the concert
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