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.
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
Occupants were trying to jump from windows when Detroit firefighters arrived at the early-morning explosion
A level-two mass casualty event was declared to free up the resources needed to address a large number of injured people
This timely and important event is a significant cross-disciplinary training opportunity for all public safety personnel
The shooting occurred during an annual garlic festival that attracts more than 100,000 people
San Jose’s emergency action plan calls for deploying FirstNet to both first responders and other city agencies like transportation and public works
In the U.S., it is the deadliest attack since the November 2018 shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in California, when 12 people were killed
One of the people shot was a police officer, who was saved by his vest
The ambus has all of the equipment found inside a traditional ambulance and can treat up to 20 patients at a time, making it a valuable asset for any type of mass response
The webinars will cover security for places of worship and how to prepare for complex attacks
The FirstNet communications platform for first responders is being used by more than 7,250 public safety agencies to improve interagency communication
A semi-truck hauling lumber plowed into vehicles on a crowded section of Interstate 70 near Denver, causing a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars
NFPA 3000 encourages fire/EMS to enter the warm zone with police, treat at the point of wounding and save more lives during a mass casualty incident
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
The previous response plan called for EMS personnel to hold up outside the scene until police had made their response and wait for victims to be brought out
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
Planning active shooter response training with police, fire, EMS and medivac helicopters is a complex and challenging task
A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
Police say two shootings have left five people dead; the suspect is still at large
Beaver County Commissioner and volunteer firefighter Tony Amadio suggested pay if a first responder is involved with a “catastrophic” event such as a plane crash
Latest shooting highlights need to stop debating and start implementing ballistic vest plans, protocols and distribution
Officials said a gunman “eventually surrendered” after fatally shooting five people at a SunTrust bank
The program is intended to teach first responders how to care for themselves after crisis events and recognize peers who may have PTSD
EMS organizations can benefit from adopting the fire service model of a command structure as part of their response strategy
Wildfires, acts of violence and declining numbers in the fire service will require training, data-driven approaches to emergency response
The HFPA, which hosts the annual Golden Globe Awards, will donate $300,000 to organizations helping those affected by the wildfires and Thousand Oaks shooting
Tommy Maher was inspired to bring hope to trauma survivors after experiencing the kindness of others when his department lost a colleague on 9/11
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes from the threat of wildfires in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 12 people
Six people were arrested and released following an outcry surrounding the burning of a model of London’s Grenfell Tower, where 72 people died
What are the potential public policy, legislation, social service and healthcare actions fire/EMS providers should advocate to prevent mass shootings?
The dead included 11 people inside the bar and a veteran sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door