Firefighters, first responders train for Mass Casualty Incident

“Shooting victim” Tanya Dow weeps as Salt Lake City firefighters Billy Oliver and Mike Fox tend to other shooting victims during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

Unified Fire Authority’s Jeff Gray, left, organizes the treatment center during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

Salt Lake City firefighter Chris Bluth directs his men during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

Salt Lake City firefighters Billy Oliver, Mike Fox and Jason Davis carry a shooting victim to the treatment area during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

A Mass Casualty Incident drill is staged at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies. Fifty “people” or mannequins were injured during a shooting spree.

Salt Lake City firefighters Mike Fox, Billy Oliver and Jason Davis carry a shooting victim to the treatment area during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

Unified Fire Authority’s Jeff Gray organizes the treatment center during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

Salt Lake City firefighter and paramedic Billy Oliver assesses the injuries to a “shooting victim” during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

“Shooting victim” Tanya Dow is carried to the treatment center during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.

“Shooting victim” Tanya Dow weeps as Salt Lake City paramedics tend to other shooting victims during a Mass Casualty Incident drill at Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The drill provided training to firefighters and paramedics on responding to a Mass Casualty Incident while also giving first responders the chance to work with other agencies.