Mass-Casualty Incidents

As the military saying goes, "Prior planning prevents poor performance." This phrase can be applied to preparing for mass-casualty incidents (MCIs). The FireRescue1 MCI resource page details best practices for significant incidents, including active shooter and terrorist events, transportation incidents like bus crashes or train derailments, and other incidents that could involve many victims. Read news about MCIs, like the boat fire that killed 34 and the light rail train derailment in California, plus lessons learned from MCIs, like the Beirut explosion and the Las Vegas shooting. Stay prepared to response to these high-risk/low-frequency incidents.

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Rapid Response roundup: Key takeaways from major incidents
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Mayday training, preplanning, mutual-aid agreements and scene size-ups emerge as common themes in major incidents
Task force calls for unified command center in wake of Astroworld tragedy
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All public safety agencies will be located in one location for better communication; HPD's police chief will have the authority to reject security plans
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6 killed, 6 wounded in Va. Walmart shooting
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The shooter also died in the incident inside the Chesapeake store busy with Thanksgiving shoppers
‘Multiple fatalities,’ injuries after shooter opens fire in Va. Walmart
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Chesapeake police believe "less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid
5 dead, 18 injured in Colo. nightclub shooting
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Colorado Springs police officers, 34 firefighters, 11 ambulance crews and some FBI personnel responded to the active shooter incident at an LGBTQ club
'Total chaos': FF stunned by trauma injuries at Los Angeles police recruits' crash scene
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Crews rushed to move the injured recruits off a live electrical wire downed in the crash and stabilize as many patients as possible
3 dead, 2 hurt in shooting at University of Virginia; suspect in custody
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A former football player is suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other students
About 150 killed, dozens injured at Halloween celebration in Seoul
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Roughly 1,700 emergency workers were dispatched to the scene where ambulances lined streets and EMS providers and bystanders performed CPR
Wis. man convicted of killing 6 with SUV at Christmas parade
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Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
Parkland school shooter to get life sentence for killing 17
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The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
27 children, 5 adults hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Pa. daycare
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Officials declared a mass casualty incident, bringing every ambulance in Allentown and more from surrounding municipalities
‘We knew then, shots were being fired’
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Five years after the Route 91 Harvest Festival MCI, a paramedic reflects on a frightening moment, and the lessons learned
Video: Inside Las Vegas’ Reality-Based Training Center for first responders
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Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
Lightning does strike twice: We need to prepare for MCIs!
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What to do when the training chief blows off your idea for enhanced MCI training following a major incident
Las Vegas 5 years later: ‘Going back is a big deal’
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CAL FIRE Captain Chris Wetzel and his treating mental health provider detail his road from defeat to appreciation in the aftermath of tragedy
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