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.
A tractor-trailer rear-ended a charter bus carrying students in Licking County
Two people had to be extricated from the car after both vehicles crashed into a Long Beach restaurant
Fog similar to what contributed to the deadly Oct. pileup led to another crash
Rescuers had to hike up Waterman Mountain to reach the crash site, which is in rugged terrain inaccessible to vehicles
Wind-fanned fire displaced nearly 2,000 from congested village
The victims who died, ages 55 and 9, were two of five family members who became trapped in their home
Eight ambulances and two helicopters were called to the scene
Firefighter had contracted lung disease while working amid the rubble
Three of the teens died at the scene, about 100 miles west-northwest of Philadelphia
Three adults from two vehicles were declared dead at the scene and three others were taken to hospitals with injuries
Paramedics on Engine 31 responded to the mass casualty incident; it was later that they realized the magnitude of the situation
Two firefighters and two paramedics in the back of the Riverside County vehicle were injured
Philadelphia fire commissioner says the home had no working smoke detectors
Fire truck was hit by a landslide during a rescue effort
A hazardous materials team searched the clinic and some surrounding buildings
One hockey player has been diagnosed with pneumonia and 10 others spent two nights in the hospital
The students are in stable condition and have an excellent prognosis
One victim was transported via helicopter while the others were taken to a local hospital by ambulance
Two EMS responders, two police officers, and at least six churchgoers were also taken to hospitals; the cause is a mystery
The home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived; all six victims were residents of the trailer
Crews from six fire departments responded to the fire; the cause has yet to be determined
Dozens were injured as tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the regions
According to the fire department, an additional 62 people were treated on site for a variety of minor injuries and illnesses
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At least two injured people were transported by ambulance; five more patients were expected at a hospital
Two survivors told firefighters that at least some of the people inside were unconscious when the building went up in flames
Four firefighters and one paramedic were transported to nearby hospital
No single disaster in the history of the United States claimed the lives of more firefighters other than 9/11
The explosion occurred as 20-pound propane tanks used in heaters on the set of the film were being filled from a tanker truck
The fatalities are identified as Firefighters Edward Stringer and Cory Ankum; they were helping sweep a vacant building after a fire
In 2000, Nate Lasseur was shocked by the lack of equipment and supplies in Haiti’s fire service, but 10 years later signs of gradual change are appearing
The one phrase that kept running through Chief Ron Lavezzo’s mind was “your value is based on observable behavior and measurable results”
More than 115 homes were scorched and 30 destroyed when an oil pipeline exploded and crude gushed into the streets