Mass Casualty Incidents
As the military saying goes, 鈥淧rior planning prevents poor performance.鈥� 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.
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Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital鈥攖wo of them in critical condition鈥攚hile two others received treatment at the scene
One patient suffered burns to 90% of his body in the early-morning apartment explosion
Deadly dust storms have caused chaos on highways, including a massive pileup on Interstate 70 that left eight dead
17 people suffered minor injuries when a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer while exiting I-84 in Jefferson Township
Video shows several people on and underneath the porch roof before the collapse
A fire broke out at Club Pulse in Kocani, reportedly ignited by a pyrotechnics display during a concert at the longtime venue, which was converted from a carpet warehouse
San Luis Obispo officials will declare a 鈥渕ass casualty incident鈥� anticipating high 911 call volumes during the annual block party near Cal Poly
Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane鈥檚 wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
A transformer fire triggered by a construction accident at a Denver retirement community forced dozens of residents to evacuate, with eight hospitalized
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after being pinned under an overturned bus on the Garden State Parkway
A single-engine plane crashed in a retirement community parking lot, bursting into flames, but all five aboard survived
Video showed the SUV backing into the Inglewood CarMax, into a lobby area, and driving out of the opposite end of the building
Residents of the Landmark Nursing Home in Bardstown, as well as staff and police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation
Richland County EMS examined 13 people at the scene in Columbia, with three transported to a hospital
A train hit debris on the tracks, causing a smoke condition at a Manhattan subway station
The FAA said all 80 passengers and crew were safely evacuated after the plane flipped during landing at Toronto Pearson
Officials have removed most of the 26 vehicles involved in the I-80 tunnel crash that killed at least three people and seriously injured five
Officials said the car sped past a police vehicle that was following the gathering, then accelerated and plowed into the back of the group
A motorist passing another car on Highway 28 near Wenatchee struck a charter bus head-on
Authorities said the shooter had been at work 鈥渇or some time鈥� before opening fire inside the cosmetics warehouse in New Albany
Dive teams worked in rough conditions on the Potomac River to raise several pieces of the American Airlines jet
The crime scene suffered extensive damage, complicating efforts to identify victims and determine the exact toll, Orebro police said
At least 22 people were injured when the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance plane crashed shortly after takeoff
Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Francis B. Pera said a 鈥渄ignified recovery鈥� of the victims takes precedence over all else
A child receiving treatment at Shriners Children鈥檚 Hospital, her mother, four Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crew members and a person on the ground were killed
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