Active Shooter
This directory provides essential articles on Active Shooter response, tailored for the EMS workforce. Topics include response protocols, coordination with law enforcement, and strategies for managing mass casualty incidents. Understanding how to effectively respond to an Active Shooter situation is critical for ensuring the safety of both victims and responders. For further reading, explore our mass casualty incident management resources, which closely relate to Active Shooter scenarios. Equip yourself with the knowledge needed to handle these high-stress situations effectively by accessing our comprehensive collection.
Regularly reviewing and practicing MCI skills will make sure EMS personnel are ready to act when a major incident happens
Although teamwork is a natural element of public safety, it鈥檚 easy for leaders to become complacent and fail to pay sufficient attention to team dynamics
Practical takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting for initial treatment and safe transportation
鈥淓very recoverable victim was saved,鈥� Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said, highlighting the work by EMS crews
Social media video showed EMS crews and police officers treating the wounded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk
Saving lives with coordinated trauma care through pre-planning, training and relationship building
Four years ago at Chabad of Poway a gunman opened fire during a Passover service, killing one of the congregants and wounding three others
Cherlyn Schaefer said she fought to save cinematographer Halyna Hutchins鈥� life and that the trauma and distress that followed made her leave the profession
The 鈥渂leeding control stations鈥� would contain tourniquets, among other life-saving items, and include instructions on preventing blood loss
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
An Allen PD officer, who was on an unrelated call at the mall, engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat
WFAA-TV reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children
One woman was pronounced dead at the scene; EMS providers transported four people to hospitals
Louisville Officer Nickolas Wilt was on the job for just 10 days when he was critically wounded by the active shooter at Old National Bank
鈥淚t was chaotic ... There were police cars everywhere, there were ambulances everywhere,鈥� said Dadeville Mayor Frank Goodman
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
Rookie Louisville Metro Police Officer Nickolas Wilt was in critical but stable condition following emergency brain surgery
Two Louisville police officers were among the injured; EMS providers transported several people from the scene
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an 鈥渁ctive aggressor鈥�
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
A juvenile suspect remained at large; EMS providers transported both victims to hospitals
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn鈥檛 available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
The bill supports tougher penalties for swatting calls that lead to an evacuation, lockdown or emergency response
Justin Tallman stayed with a patient until New Orleans EMS providers arrived and said local police established a perimeter quickly
The EMS providers on board were transporting a patient
A gunman is believed to have acted alone, according to Gov. Tate Reeves鈥� office
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
鈥淥ur guys felt like they didn鈥檛 exist,鈥� said Chief Matt Hallock. 鈥淚 have several paramedics who aren鈥檛 back to work, and I don鈥檛 know if they will come back鈥�
