Incident # 15-0109942 3

The Aurora Bridge Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) had national significance and was widely

reported across the nation and internationally. We can all take pride in the actions taken by our

members that day, and reflect on our commitment to teamwork, practice and preparation, and

skill delivery. Our crews immediately recognized the need to implement the MCI plan. They

executed the plan in a manner that resulted in the rapid triage, treatment, and transportation of

patients to area hospitals. I am proud of the professionalism displayed on the bridge that day.

Our crews were able to extricate all 51 patients in under 32 minutes and transport the critically

injured patients away from the scene in less than twenty minutes.

This incident required the combined efforts of many agencies, and this report acknowledges the

invaluable contributions from the Shoreline Fire Department Paramedics (responding as a mutual

aid asset), American Medical Response (AMR), the Seattle Police Department (SPD), the Seattle

Department of Transportation (SDOT), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), and the National

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

As a result of the collision, t here were 5 f atalities at this incident. The tragedy weighed heavily on

the citizens of Seattle and a period of mourning has taken place. We honor the victims of this

tragedy with an