Recent acts of mass violence during active shooter events and other incidents in schools, churches and businesses continue to highlight the need for a multi-pronged strategy for both preparation and response. Further, first responders have themselves become the targets of violence in recent months during civil unrest. This special FireRescue1 guide outlines lessons identified from incidents that can direct fire department involvement in threat assessment, improve multi-agency through policy, training and procurement, and inform response and communications strategies on the ground.
Four primary lifesaving missions that fire service leaders need to manage mass violence
As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, firefighters face difficult questions related to protection efforts
It’s not always the big incidents that cause safety problems for fire service personnel
How to enhance response to law enforcement incidents utilizing our firefighters’ existing expertise and skill sets
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