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.
Authorities report several people were killed when a plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
Authorities stated 23 vehicles were involved in the initial chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Four people were airlifted to hospitals
The train was carrying 89 passengers, who were evacuated to cooling buses amid temperatures of more than 100 degrees
Both vehicles caught fire; video taken after the crash shows the charred, skeletal remains of the bus
Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike said the incident strained EMS and fire department personnel
Firefighters using CPR tried to revive the victims, and managed to get a pulse from at least two of the children, but all five died
A firework that malfunctioned exploded while on the ground, causing several other fireworks to explode and sending debris into the crowd of spectators
The crash happened on Interstate 390 in Steuben County at 4:15 p.m.
The chief said he knew the victims were dead so he started taking care of a survivor
The plane was found upside-down and a wing had broken off, apparently as it crashed into trees
The bus rolled onto its side and came to rest across all three lanes on the highway
Three children and a driver had to be extricated from the vehicles
At least two of the injuries were considered serious
An unknown number of other people on the train were injured and were being taken by ambulances to the hospital
Chief Jack Chandler helped provide emergency assistance to residents affected by the May 22 tornado in Joplin
Four people in the lobby were critically injured and taken to a local hospital
Rescuers responded to a series of 911 calls from the Electric Daisy Carnival event for emergencies related to drugs, alcohol and excessive heat
Whitaker Fire Chief Lenny Hilligsberg said three people were taken to local hospitals; some required extrication
A 27-year-old woman was booked for investigation of drunken driving
No sign of any smoke alarms were found in the home; most of the damage was toward the back of the Cape Cod-style house
The persistent heat and resulting storms have been blamed for at least eight deaths from the Plains to the East Coast
A woman at a home next door said she thought too many people were on the porch
The 13 people were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals, according to authorities
Investigators believe the bus blew a tire
One passenger is listed in serious condition
About 1,500 passengers were aboard the train when the accident occurred
‘There’s 200-year-old trees uprooted and tossed around like matchsticks’
At an emergency scene with multiple victims, the two sets of priorities are managerial and medical
‘I didn’t expect it to become a really bad tsunami,’ said Firefighter Yuichi Owada
The Sky Express Inc. bus was en route from Greensboro, N.C., to New York City’s Chinatown
Seventy-seven people were found dead in the tri-state area and workers searched at least 2,050 damaged or destroyed homes