Hurricane Katrina Incident Summary
Thursday evening, July 23, 2015 hits a bit close to home for me, as this was the evening when a gunman opened fire in a local movie theater in Louisiana. The Grand Theater 16, in Lafayette, LA was the place where three people were killed along with nine others injured during the evening showing of the Amy Schumer film, Trainwreck. Shortly after the 7:00 pm, a gunman stood up during the film and began to open fire. He started firing on patrons as they sat unexpectedly of any such heinous act. As the pops of gunfire became more regularly, people began to scatter from the movie room. During the incident, two teacher friends were there together. One jumped on top of the other in an effort to save her from being directly hit. The woman who was
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There were a host of responses done right that put all of what has been learned so far into perspective. As with any potential threat, emergency responders were previously trained in the active shooter scenario. Training from local law enforcement officers was accurate and up to date with current protocols and adjusted methods for immediately entering and clearing the building. An investment of outfitting all officers with portable, personal first aid kits proved to be necessary life saving devices, which surely saved the lives of a majority of the …show more content…
However, with a near immediate release of almost all available information, media outlets potentially could have interfered with ongoing investigations by releasing too much available information. If this were an incident with an unknown additional assailant, this could have allowed the person to initiate his escape sooner than planned. Overall, the emergency management system worked fluidly and near flawlessly. Being trained on potential threats and scenarios through active shooter training and mass casualty exercises, all involved were able to adapt to the scenario at hand through training and improvisation. With less training and luck, this particular situation would have most certainly been much
There were a host of responses done right that put all of what has been learned so far into perspective. As with any potential threat, emergency responders were previously trained in the active shooter scenario. Training from local law enforcement officers was accurate and up to date with current protocols and adjusted methods for immediately entering and clearing the building. An investment of outfitting all officers with portable, personal first aid kits proved to be necessary life saving devices, which surely saved the lives of a majority of the …show more content…
However, with a near immediate release of almost all available information, media outlets potentially could have interfered with ongoing investigations by releasing too much available information. If this were an incident with an unknown additional assailant, this could have allowed the person to initiate his escape sooner than planned. Overall, the emergency management system worked fluidly and near flawlessly. Being trained on potential threats and scenarios through active shooter training and mass casualty exercises, all involved were able to adapt to the scenario at hand through training and improvisation. With less training and luck, this particular situation would have most certainly been much