Intrusion of Hate in Pittsburgh, A CISM Challenge

In this 15th World Congress Breakout Session, Roy Cox, Jr.
Retired District Chief City of Pittsburgh EMS Operation Director Pittsburgh CISM, Adjunct Faculty Point Park University, Adjunct Faculty Center for Emergency Medicine University of Pittsburgh, Adjunct Faculty CCAC, Paramedic HHS PA1 DMAT, Pittsburgh, PA, Sheila Roth, Professor, Social Work Department and Member Pittsburgh CISM, Carlow University,
Pittsburgh, PA, and Training Coordinator, Ross/West View EMS
Pittsburgh, PA discuss: Promote awareness of the CISM response to a active shooter incident in the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa. and Demonstrate the challenges the Pittsburgh CISM team had in responding and the benefits of preplanning
Discuss an overview the event and the public safety response while outlining the requests for the post events defusings and debriefing of various agencies.