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.
The fast-moving Cocoanut Grove fire killed nearly 500 and changed fire safety and burn treatment as we know it
A home in Chino Hills was reduced to rubble in a powerful blast and forced firefighters to evacuate 16 homes
The MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff, igniting a fire and causing injuries near Louisville’s airport
At least 10 ambulance crews responded, according to the Chicago Fire Department, which asked for help searching the structure
The four-part series includes stories from first responders and new footage from the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
What to do when the training chief blows off your idea for enhanced MCI training following a major incident
Cebollero, Dudley and Ludwig discuss honoring the legacy of 9/11
Fire Chief (ret.) Craig Daugherty recalled the day he responded to shots fired at the high school where his 15-year-old daughter was in lockdown
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
Cell phone photos taken by law enforcement officers after the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting were being spread the same night
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“We’re able to get the stretcher under the patient and drag them to what amounts to a safer area and use less rescuers,” said Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency
Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
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For two weeks, rescue crews from near and far helped local teams dig through the Champlain Towers South pile in the search for victims
A grocery store assistant manager said she was berated for whispering; the call taker said she is “being attacked for one side of the story”
Focusing on swift triage, mastering the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures
It is important that you process the loss and what you experienced with your support network
An outpouring of support from the first responder community follows the fatal shooting of 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school
“Sadly, this isn’t the last time we will see these headlines, but for us, today, put the tourniquet away and focus on the heart and soul of those in our charge.”
Public safety leaders: invite and encourage your personnel to get support from mental health clinicians, peer-support teams and other resources as they have a need
Reflecting on the pain of 10 killed in a hate-driven shooting, 100,000 dead of drug overdoses and 1 million lost to COVID-19
Erie County Sheriff: “This was pure evil. It was straight up racially motivated hate crime from somebody outside of our community.”
Our approaches to MCI response and management need to evolve to reflect their increasing complexity and danger
View this virtual tabletop webinar to help prepare you to respond to the next mass casualty incident in your jurisdiction
5 victims are in critical condition; NYPD found a U-Haul van sought in connection with the shooting
A deeper dive into Unified Command and its common terminology, plus best practices
Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Sheriff’s Office, American Medical Response and other organizations responded
Police say that 24 people were injured in the fiery chain of crashes
Test your ability to apply the START algorithm to a collection of simulated MCI patients
