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.
Reviewing the safety considerations, interagency planning and preplanning tools to aid firefighters
At least 22 people were injured when the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance plane crashed shortly after takeoff
Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Francis B. Pera said a “dignified recovery” of the victims takes precedence over all else
This timely and important event offers a significant cross-disciplinary training opportunity for all public safety officials
What the U.S. can learn from other countries about emergency response to terrorist events
“Our mission with this program is to eliminate or reduce casualties in active shooter or life-threatening incidents,” Ping4 CEO Jim Bender said
New York State Police say two vehicles were involved in the crash Saturday afternoon
“Statistics show that if someone does something, more people survive,” Youth Officer Tom Paige said in describing the deficiencies of the old plan
The Mesa City Council voted to spend $262,000 on body armor for firefighters and paramedics
The fire service writes the doctrine of stop the killing, stop the dying and start the healing after a terrorist attack or mass casualty incident
Chief Greg Cassell reflects on the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack, and how it’s changed the Clark County Fire Department and their response protocols
Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
The Parkland school has had one code red (active shooter) drill, two fire drills and five false alarms since school began on Aug. 15
Cincinnati Fire Chief Roy Winston credits coordinated police and fire operations for saving countless lives within the Fifth Third Center
Each year at ground zero, victims’ relatives infuse the ceremony with personal messages of remembrance, inspiration and concern
Police Chief Eliot Isaac said the shooter opened fire at the loading dock of the Fifth Third Bank building
Pre-plan your involvement in rescue task forces, lock-downs, controlled campuses, limited access and active threat plans
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said authorities believe 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore carried out the attack at the Jacksonville Landing
Lessons learned from incident command for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School MCI
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing fire departments, EMS agencies, other responders and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
Fire departments/EMS must carefully coordinate with police to provide rapid initial treatment and patient transport in mass casualty incidents
Some EMS providers, firefighters and police officers say the scale and sometimes sheer gruesomeness of their experiences haunt them
A witness tweeted that the gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees
The Oshkosh Fire Department will use a grant to purchase 10 sets of ballistic vests, helmets and accessories
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
Fire chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents
These concepts will yield more prepared, capable and resilient communities
For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
The 911 landscape has changed as acts of mass violence and other multi-caller/multi-victim high-threat incidents begin to increase
The 911 calls released by police reveal the surreal confusion on the ground during and after the massacre
