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.
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said no one else is believed to be inside the Sandman Signature Hotel
Authorities believe a gas leak caused the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth
Bus careened onto its side after hitting a truck, which was disabled and parked on the shoulder
Officials planned to release a list Thursday morning of people still considered missing
The medical ambulance bus is one of two in the state and 20 nationwide and can handle 14 patients on stretchers or 26 seated passengers
Witnesses said the chain-reaction crash occurred after a car slowed to turn into a subdivision
Several tornadoes struck Oklahoma City and its suburbs, killing 8; at least 70 others were injured in the city
It was the nation’s deadliest single twister in nearly 60 years and the second major tornado disaster in less than a month
It’s been a horrific tornado season from coast-to-coast and we’re not done yet
At least 116 killed in Missouri where massive twister flattened a large area of city, damaged hospital
About 200 homes were damaged in and around a town of about 250 people
Cmdr. Richard Picciotto was the last to escape the South Tower of the World Trade Center
All the injuries were minor, but nine people were taken to the hospital for evaluation
The bus dropped off the right side of the highway, veered back across the road and overturned, rolling several times into a ravine
The barn is on a farm owned by Kissinger Brothers Poultry and was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived
Two victims were being airlifted to area hospitals
Several residents said they were forced to jump from their windows as the fire tore through their apartments
Firefighters who arrived at the burning home found two of the children in a bedroom, but were unable to revive them
Two women and two children died in the house, one man was found alive but later died
Police say one of the injured adults was flown to a Baltimore hospital
The multiagency disaster drill involved 950 first responders who practiced their skills during a 36-hour simulated disaster, which included everything from burning cars to victims trapped in buildings
The fire doors were not closed, there was no sprinkler system, and the alarms were too quiet, so a lot of people did not wake up in time
Witnesses said the bus driver didn’t have time to react when a truck pulled out in front of him
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Lt. Mark Gale said such drills are important because it allows them to practice with other agencies
Police say it appears that a mechanical failure is to blame
The drill will put into motion the airport’s disaster plan, which draws on area firefighters, ambulance crews, police and other law enforcement, as well as military personnel
Four people were given oxygen at the scene, and one resident and one firefighter were taken to San Francisco General Hospital
The SUV flipped over, ejecting several passengers who were not wearing seat belts and trapping others
A bakery delivery vehicle hit the back of a box truck, triggering the chain reaction crash
Last year’s blast killed eight people and laid waste to dozens of homes
Alabama’s state emergency management agency said it had confirmed 131 deaths alone
There was an explosion that shook the neighborhood and the house caught fire