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.
Survivors of the Newtown school shooting shared how the tragedy has shaped them and their future
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Senior fire officer said the book went ‘out the window’ when the February 2011 quake hit
First responders have manned the front lines of the storm and have made some amazing rescues
Lt. Russell Neary was trying to remove a fallen log from the road when he was struck by a falling tree limb
It is believed that celebratory gunfire brought down a power line that set a wedding tent on fire
Household pets and even animals from city zoos are in danger after the storm hit
Emily Rahimi posted more than 100 tweets keeping residents updated and passing along vital information
The crane is hanging 1,000 feet over a busy street in Manhattan
A look at how to think and act smart during an extreme weather situation
The students and teachers were forced to leave after a nauseous odor sickened dozens of people
More than 20 other people also remained hospitalized, some in critical condition
About 400 residents were also evacuated from the blaze
An additional 60 people were injured, many too frail or weak to escape the blaze
The suit will be resistant to hazmat and grant superhuman strength
Reports are that more than 100 were at the late-night party when the floor gave way injuring more than 50
The memorial places special focus on the 10 city residents that died in the blaze
Firefighters were not provided food, water or key equipment after the devastating 2011 earthquake
The NYC medical examiner’s office has identified the remains of a woman from NJ as another victim in the attacks
The 66-year-old man who found the explosive and wanted to keep it as a souvenir, felt firefighters could be trusted more than police
Deputies have gone door to door to tell people to leave the endangered areas
Closed-circuit television will be available at four military bases for family members
Three have already died from the accident
Japanese television crews showed three firefighters a video from the residents of the Miyagi Prefecture giving a message of thanks
Two other people were also killed and forced fifty to evacuate
Although a holiday, children were in school to make up for time lost during a prior destructive earthquake
The ruling is largely symbolic but may provide an avenue for compensation to victims’ familes
The blast killed five and scorched trees 40 feet away
Rickie Lee Fowler was previously found guilty of indirectly causing the deaths of five people
The death toll is expected to rise as the injuries were severe
A plane carrying passengers to Mount Everest reportedly hit a bird and crashed
One condition of the land donation is that a memorial be maintained in perpetuity