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.
Baltimore County firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy from a burning house in Dundalk
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School were killed; A 14-year-old suspect is in custody
Gresham and Portland firefighters faced fire extending across four units after a plane crashed into a row of townhouses
Capt. Sebastian Danese, along with numerous other firefighters evacuated residents when Superstorm Sandy hit and battled the largest residential fire in FDNY history
Two people were hospitalized because of the high CO levels
A captain with the Rochester NY Fire Dept. says there is really no preparation when it comes to gun violence
The school bus was on a field trip to a hockey game
Firefighter: ‘Most of my emotions are guilt, guilt because we weren’t able to do something’
Most of the victims were already dead or beyond help when medics arrived
Victoria Soto died protecting her students from the gunman
With nothing the firefighter could do to help, she turned to her trade as photographer
Fire chief says its lucky that there was only 1 fatality as it could have been much worse
There are many individual solutions depending on the type of incident
The study suggests possible links with prostate, thyroid and a type of blood cancer
Daniel Barden idolized his father’s cousins who are firefighters in NYC
Responders are speaking with counselors, trying to recover from the trauma of dealing with one of the worst mass shootings in US history
Sandy Hook firefighters stood tall when their community needed them most
Gregory Arthur Weiler II planned on attacking dozens of churches with Molotov cocktails
Two hours of radio traffic between firefighters and police can be heard as the tragedy unfolded
The blaze killed 112 people in Nov.
The gunman had enough ammo to kill everyone in the school, ammo designed to do the most damage inside tissue
A look at the lives of some who died in the shooting
The teen planned to leave bombs at the doors for first responders
Having been at the epicenter of an active shooter incident earlier this year, Aurora, Colo. Fire Chief Mike Garcia understands Newtown’s hurt
Details continue to emerge from today’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
To bounce back from this kind of trauma, firefighters will need careful, long-term care
How will you respond when your community needs you in its darkest moment?
AP looks back at similar incidents in wake of Conn. elementary school shooting
The president was briefed on the shooting Friday morning and has also spoken to the director of the FBI
Gunman, Adam Lanza, killed himself at the scene
Jacob Roberts’ girlfriend said that he always wanted to be a firefighter
The gunman had no connection to the two people he shot and killed
All victims and the gunman have been identified