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.
Gov. Janet Mills provided an update to the number of dead and wounded in an active shooter incident at to locations in Lewiston
Leaders must ensure that the necessary counseling and recovery resources are available for their responders
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
One person was taken to a hospital in critical condition and three in serious condition
Two rollercoaster trains collided in the station where park guests board the ride
A Georgia State Patrol spokesman said no one in the van was wearing a seat belt
A neighbor said two people came to her house to call 911, including a young man who said he escaped by jumping from a second-floor window
21 inches of rain collected breaks 140 year-old record
Battalion Chief Gerry Malais said two students were reported in critical condition
The 26 Metro bus injuries were not life threatening
The bus careened some 45 feet off a high-occupancy skyramp
San Bruno and Millbrae Fire Chief Dennis Haag said stopping the flow of gas earlier would have reduced the amount of damage
Two other boys escaped by kicking through a window
Speed appears to have been a factor in the crash, and charges against the driver are expected
Some 120 firefighters in 27 trucks responded to the six-alarm fire
Details about the extent of the injuries and damage to the plant is still unknown
Three family members identified as victims of the suburb fire near San Francisco
Responders took 5 crash victims to the hospital and one with life-threatening injuries was taken by med-flight helicopter
Four ambulances, along with school buses, took the injured children to a Crow Agency hospital to treat their injuries
Natural gas line explosion ripped through a San Bruno neighborhood
More than 30 people were on board when the northbound El Conejo passenger bus headed to Oklahoma City crashed into the concrete highway
The fire truck was responding to an emergency call of a woman that was struck by a vehicle
About 400 first responders charged into San Bruno after a high-pressure gas line ruptured, creating an inferno that killed at least four people
Two women and one man from the plant were in critical condition following the blast
Everyone in the party was taken to a hospital, many with only minor injuries, but their status was not known
One person sustained a serious injury falling to the pavement while exiting through a bus window
About 10 people were on the wooden second-floor porch on the back of a 2-story building when it dropped onto the first-floor porch
The ‘lucky ones’ were the 293 households that were tagged green, cleared Sunday to return to their homes and stay
The Megabus was carrying 29 people, including the driver, when it rammed a bridge
The Engine 52 crew discovered the explosion had destroyed the grid of water mains that supply nearby hydrants
A massive explosion believed to have been sparked by a gas-line break produced an inferno that consumed a San Bruno neighborhood Thursday night
About 500 houses have been set ablaze, the Emergencies Ministry said
Dispatchers received reports of multiple explosions, which were still ongoing when firefighters arrived