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.
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Uvalde families file suit against nearly 100 state police officers following a report that listed “cascading failures” in training, communication, leadership and technology problems
Adair County Health System had set up a triage center at the Greenfield high school after much of town was destroyed
This will be the first independent review of how the fire service performed after the 2011 earthquake
A plane with 153 on board crashed into a densely populated section of Nigeria’s largest city
Faulty sprinklers partly to blame for the massive fire
Fire chief: ‘I very much see it as another part of my job but it was an experience I will never forget’
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Prepare for the incident when you are the victim
President Obama and Gov. Nixon commemorate the anniversary of the deadly tornado
Its the families of firefighters around the globe who bear the brunt of their sacrifice
National disaster has left the fund short, organizers are hoping donations can keep the 40-year program going
14 fire hydrants among the $2.8 billion in damages from last year’s tornado
Coin sales have raised more than $1.6 million since last year
Money will build pediatric and neonatal intensive care units for hospital destroyed in last-year’s tornado
Father of firefighter who died at WTC: ‘It’s all politics, and it’s ridiculous’
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is still looking for a permanent home for the sphere
The 5 accused of masterminding the 2001 terrorist attacks will be tried in a military court
What we learned from fighting fires was put to work spreading fires in enemy cities
One man recalls rescue by firefighters after waves swept over his head
Fire blamed for detonating a blast that caused damage as far as three miles away
Neighboring residents said they heard explosion in house during afternoon
More than 30 people were reported hurt, mostly with cuts and bruises; witnesses said tornado appeared to ‘jump side to side’
Incident management system worked as it had been practiced when a 300-gallon propane tank let go
ATF’s International Response Team reports cigarettes, lighters or matches the likely cause of the deadly fire
Neighbors and relatives told reporters on the scene that the victims included several children
Honduran authorities said fire had been started by prisoner who set his mattress ablaze in his cell
Men who died include Tewksbury firefighter William John McAllister, propane truck driver Arthur Sutliff, Billerica fire Capt. Donald Schultz
Antun Lewis, 28, was convicted in 2005 house fire that killed 9 people, including 8 children at birthday sleepover
Woman at house where dogs were boarded, bred told firefighters that when she turned on stove, it sparked to start fire
Prominent fashion-marketing executive Madonna Badger delivers brave eulogy to her “girl tribe” killed on Christmas morning
Relief work for victims has been under way after violent fire-caused warehouse blast killed at least 17, injured more than 80