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.
Three decades after the deadliest domestic terror attack in U.S. history, survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing still carry deep emotional and physical scars
The 20-year-old gunman was identified as the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy
An Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson said two were rescued from under the debris of the house that exploded and a third from a partially collapsed house next door
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active shooter incident
Tory Carlon, a 44-year-old father of three, has been identified as the Los Angeles County firefighter shot and killed at Station 81
Officials said three shooters opened fire on a crowd outside the banquet hall
Officials said the suspect, an employee at the rail yard, had also died
Police said several dozen shots were fired and three patients were “maybe critical”
Firefighters and police officers recalled searching through the Everglades for anything that could be given back to the victims’ families
Witnesses said they heard an explosion and then saw a man in the street firing at people
Security footage shows the moment the overpass collapsed, sending train cars and debris onto the road below
At least eight people were injured in the crash that left one vehicle hanging off the side of a bridge
Rescuers pulled seven people from the water and rescued one from a cliff after the boat broke apart
Investigators found that I-35W was treated for ice 44 hours before the crash
Officials said about 500 people were at the house and emergency vehicles were hampered by a large number of parked cars on the street
The FBI said it had previously questioned the gunman, a 19-year-old former employee
The 71-year-old driver, who is now in custody, was heading through a tunnel when he drove his Volvo station wagon onto the sidewalk
Firefighters struggled to maneuver apparatus and calls were made to deliver sand and kitty litter for the roads
The Chicago Fire Department called an EMS Plan 3, dispatching 15 ambulances, a district chief and chief paramedic
An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway, killing 13
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
Officials said that most of the deceased victims succumbed to burn injuries at the scene
At least 36 people were transported from the pileup on an icy road near downtown Fort Worth
Police arrested a local man who had been unhappy with the healthcare he received there, officials said
First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Hall County officials said firefighters found a large number of employees gathered outside the poultry plant with several experiencing medical emergencies
A Facebook post by the Glen Echo Fire Department detailed how its members treated officers who were beaten and seriously injured
The captain of the dive boat Conception could face federal manslaughter charges for alleged safety violations
Fire Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Loveland (Colorado) Division Chief Greg Ward about the department’s unique tactical firefighting teams
Officials said two chemicals used to clean equipment leaked and combined
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