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.
Fire and EMS crews faced an explosion involving multiple victims in Jefferson City
Orion Township Fire Chief Ryan Allen said that “possibly or probably a gas leak” led to the explosion, based on initial reports after the blast
Grant funding brought together personnel from 26 agencies to hold ASHER training involving a simulated shooting at a polling place in Amesbury
The number of victims, the distance they are spread across and the natural hazards make these extremely tough incidents to bring order to
Two apparent suicide bombers set off the explosions in the airport; a third attacker is believed to be at large
This and other planned exercises are designed to prevent similar terrorist attacks this summer
The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when five cars derailed; the passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment
Emergency dispatchers began receiving frantic calls of a shooter at the plant at 5:03 p.m., fielding about 30 calls within 12 minutes
The eight firefighters and one battalion chief were treated for minor injuries ranging from burns to abrasions
A tree on the tracks reportedly caused the train to derail, sending the lead car plunging into a creek
Officials wouldn’t identify the gunman or discuss a motive; of those hurt, 10 were critically wounded
Responders treated eight gunshot victims spread out over several miles
Feb. 20 marks the 13th anniversary of the fire that killed 100 and injured 200; organizers are close to raising the $2 million needed for a permanent memorial
There were multiple fatalities, at least 40 injured and 70 taken to nearby fire departments for shelter
Black boxes from both trains have been recovered and are now being analyzed, which should show what went wrong
Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
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Little has been accomplished since the disaster, despite some state legislation and an executive order from President Barack Obama to improve chemical facility safety
After recent mass shooting events, the police and fire chiefs saw the need for fire and EMS personnel to enter the hot zone
Days of tumultuous weather have led to 34 deaths overall — those in Texas and Illinois, plus 18 total in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas
Tornados and flooding tore through the southern states with cold and blizzard conditions expected to follow
Many of the victims were civilians lined up to recharge their cooking gas tanks
Police believe it was an intentional act by a woman in her 20s who went up and off the street two or three times
Tactical medic Ryan Starling recalls assessing the victims and separating the living from the dead
Despite its vital role, the fire service is being left out of the national conversation about terrorism response; that needs to change
The incident was the deadliest mass shooting since the attack at a school in Newtown three years ago
The video shows sons and daughters explaining what they have learned from their first-hand experience with terror
Fire Chief Chris Riley: “Certainly it could have been much, much worse if it were not for the heroism of our police officers to corner the person in the building.”
Each kit is equipped with $25 to $30 worth of gauze, gloves and two tourniquets for bystanders to render aid
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
The long-planned drill at a Manhattan subway station got a last-minute update in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris
Sixteen people were pulled to safety when an angle belt caught fire in the underground mine; China mines have long been the most deadly
Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives
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