Terrorism Response
Terrorism and WMD response is increasingly becoming a responsibility of fire departments working in an ever-dynamic all-hazards environment. The FireRescue1 Terrorism Response resource page offers information to prepare for terrorist events, plus videos and podcasts to help firefighters prepare for mass violence incidents.
After a terror bombing in Palm Springs, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Lyle risked collapse to restore power, not knowing one of the embryos belonged to a member of his crew
Authorities say a fatal blast at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was an act of terrorism, with the suspect leaving online writings and attempting to record the attack
Troopers, bomb techs, paramedics and FBI agents share how the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing shaped their careers and their lives
Discovered in a sparsely populated area, the bomb could have sent shrapnel 100 yards
Construction workers applauded as the upright spire began heading skyward at midday Thursday on its way to the roof
The fire department says it was not notified until 17 minutes after the attack that it was needed at the back of the theater
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday there is no evidence of any Iranian involvement and groups such as al-Qaida have “no compatibility with Iran in both political and ideological fields”
Fifty-one victims remain in the hospital; three of them are in critical condition
The bombing in Boston stirred those who lost loved ones in Oklahoma City
Getting the material to weapons grade would require expertise and a laboratory
Tsarnaev is still unable to be interrogated, but is expected to live
The burst of activity came at the end of a tense day in and around Boston, just after they announced scaling back the hunt
Police Commissioner: ‘We believe this to be a man who’s come here to kill people’
The images were captured by surveillance cameras at a department store
New app provides emergency managers easy access to map-based bomb standoff distances and hazmat spill evacuation areas
When planning for large events, like a marathon, there are seven steps a fire department must take to improve its chances of an effective response
The bomber may have been carrying an unusually heavy nylon sack
This refutes earlier reports that there were two unexploded devices found
A Kansas surgeon spent an hour in the medical tent after finishing the 26.2-mile race
Cities from Los Angeles to London saw increased security
The blasts wounded more than 140 and killed three, including an 8-year-old boy
The report came from someone associated with a homeland security committee
The world is seeing firefighters once again serving valiantly at the intersection of violence and our daily lives.
At least two people died and dozens were injured after the blasts
Security is stepped up around prominent locations
Firefighter’s father: ‘you wouldn’t charge money to get into a cemetery’
Debris sifting efforts have uncovered 21 possible human remains
Investigators will spend the next 10 weeks trying to identify remains
DNA testing will be done on material from 60 truckloads of debris
The judge ruled that the cross does not endorse Christianity, but shows how people coped with the loss
The chestnut tree stood as a symbol of hope to Frank as she hid from Nazi capture for two years
She is accused of buying a gun for a felon who used it to kill two Webster firefighters
The man had hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a backpack of explosives
