Mass Casualty Incidents
As the military saying goes, “Prior planning prevents poor performance.” This phrase can be applied to preparing for mass casualty incidents. Check this page for articles and resources on ensuring you and your department are ready for the unexpected, as well as the latest updates on major incidents in the United States and across the world.
MCIs are no time to be learning new tools – this one is suitable for use on every call as well as major incidents
EMS providers will be called upon to mitigate the effects of bombings and other incidents involving the use of explosive devices
Use a portable power station to quickly and quietly charge radios, smartphones and power lighting and other devices when other power sources are not available
A total of 33 patients were transported to hospitals after several crashes in foggy conditions on both spans of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Police in Baltimore County investigating a shooting found a burning vehicle on its side outside a funeral home
Police said the shooter, identified as Natalie Rupnow, 15, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the 17-year-old female shooter is among the deceased
Officials were unable to determine why students at The John Carroll School in Bel Air became ill
Witnesses at the Palm Springs parade said the officer was popping a wheelie and suddenly lost control of the motorcycle
Unlike other mass school shootings, no independent after-action review of the emergency response in Oxford has been conducted
EMS crews used CyanoKits to treat some of the many victims of the Jefferson City house explosion
Two patients had to be extricated from a vehicle in the fatal MCI crash in Chinatown
Grant funding brought together personnel from 26 agencies to hold ASHER training involving a simulated shooting at a polling place in Amesbury
Over a million pounds of timber collapsed, killing 12 and injuring dozens ahead of the Texas A&M University and University of Texas football game
A faulty tube caused a nitrogen dioxide leak during an experiment involving nitric acid and copper pennies at Berlin High School
Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant
Residents have been urged to shelter in place after an explosion ripped through a business in Louisville
The Air Evac Lifeteam 117 crew recounted their response to Apalachee High School, where they treated a girl who was shot multiple times
12 wounded by gunfire during a shooting at Tuskegee University
Deputies said passengers were trapped when their tour bus overturned on I-490 west of Rochester
Michigan State Police said a semitruck driver did not see the backup in time and crashed into a dozen vehicles
Howard County Fire and Rescue personnel transported patients to several hospitals after an isolated food poisoning incident in Jessup
23 people were treated for minor injuries after their commuter train struck a piece of a tree on the tracks in Mansfield Township
Metro Nashville Police said two groups exchanged gunfire near the Tennessee State University campus
On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman killed 58 people and injured hundreds during the Route 91 Harvest music festival
A hydrogen sulfide leak at a Pemex plant near Deer Park killed at least two workers and caused a shelter-in-place order for residents
LAFD personnel arrived at the Men’s Central Jail and upgraded the incident to a “multi-casualty incident”
A structure collapse response is going to be bigger than just your crew, so requesting ample resources early can go a long way as technical rescue teams assemble
On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people and wounding more than 400
