It is my pleasure to announce that Excelsior's President & CEO has been appointed to serve as an At-Large Representative to The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc. The Council is a not-for-profit corporation created in 1974 whose function is to improve and coordinate emergency medical services in New York City. It designated by the New York State Department of Health as the Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) for New [...]
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At its July meeting, New York’s Board of Regents voted to amend §155.17 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to require that emergency response drills are trauma informed. As defined in the regulation: Trauma-informed drills means avoiding tactics in training or drills that may introduce or activate trauma, such as the use of props, actors, simulations, or other tactics intended to mimic a school shooting, incident of violence, or other emergency, or inclusion […]
On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report on its critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The report provides a thorough description of the critical incident review that has taken place over the past 20 months. It is perhaps one of the most detailed reports on a school shooting incident. The full report can be found here: […]
Mass shootings in schools, houses of worship and retail/commercial/entertainment spaces tend to receive the most media attention. However, this may lead to a skewed perception of of what might be more correctly termed as “mass killing events.” Culling the data can be challenging, as can be getting up-to-the-minute data. Fortunately, a database maintained by a partnership with The Associated Press, Northeastern University and USA TODAY does much of the data collection and analysis. The Mass […]
The Texas House of Representatives’ Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting has released its Interim Report on the attack. The report can be found here. The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center has also released its Response Assessment and Recommendations concerning the attack. ALERRT’s report can be found here.
Sadly, the US is experiencing a wave of gun violence. Whether the result of an uptick in shootings in big cities, or high-profile shootings such as those recently in the New York City subway system, Buffalo, NY or Uvalde, TX, all have common denominators: needless loss of life and suffering. This begs the questions: Could steps have been taken to mitigate the loss of life? If so, what are they? Is public access bleeding control […]
ASIS International, the premier global community of security practitioners, published Public Access Bleeding Control and the Standard of Care: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats on March 17, 2022 as an online exclusive to Security Management magazine. The article, co-authored by our team members, examines at the impact the widespread availability of public access bleeding control equipment and the related training could have on negligence actions. The article can be accessed here. More about ASIS […]
Excelsior Advisory Associates is proud to be part of the STOP THE BLEED® Ambassador Program. Ambassadors engage their communities to learn about how anyone can be prepared to save a life by becoming trained and equipped to respond to a serious bleed. STOP THE BLEED® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency.
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On August 27th, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released an unclassified summary of the results of its 90-day review of the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The DNI serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC), a coalition of 17 intelligence agencies and organizations. Key points of the summary are: SARS-CoV-2 probably emerged and infected humans through an initial small-scale exposure that occurred no later than November [...]
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In the May 14th issue of Science magazine a letter signed by 18 researchers cautions that currently available evidence does not rule out a lab accident or zoonotic spillover as the origins of COVID-19. "Theories of accidental release from a lab and zoonotic spillover both remain viable." The author's point out that "Knowing how COVID-19 emerged is critical for informing global strategies to mitigate the risk of future outbreaks." A copy of the letter can [...]
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Recent Posts
- Excelsior’s President & CEO Appointed to Serve as an At-Large Representative to The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City, Inc.
- New York State Amends School Safety Plan Requirements to Prohibit Realistic Active Shooter Drills
- Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School
- Mass killing database: Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006
- Robb Elementary School Attack After Action Reports Released