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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Has a policing agency dealt with this kind of scenario before?
Has it been game planned and practiced?
I suppose it should have been, but real events often differ from the mock up, especially if it is novel.
The steps and resources of smaller detachments might vary as well. What if the officer in charge of communicating with the Emergency Response System was on the front line? I don't know.
Its early to lay blame (even if your gut ends up being correct).
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I would surprised to hear if an outfit of this size had trained for a scenario of this scope. Liasing with volunteer fire departments, paramedics, to coordinate a time to train for something this big would require money, and budgets for these municipalities are tiny.
I think the RCMP would be trained in active shooter responses in larger events like concerts, or schools. But a mass casualty incident of this scope is fairly unprecedented for a region of this size. Just my opinion.