The board this morning

A gunman killed people including children at a Bend, Oregon elementary school; the West braces for critical fire weather

By The FirstResponders Desk

Good morning. The lead item is the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The Guardian reported that Bend police confirmed in a press conference that multiple people, including children, were injured and that the suspected shooter was dead at the scene; the Guardian added that the number injured was not clear. Fox News reported that police said three children and an adult were killed and the suspected gunman was shot dead. CBS News reported that law enforcement sources said at least four people were dead, including children, and that the suspect was also dead. NBC News reported that four senior law enforcement officials, briefed on the preliminary investigation, said multiple people were dead including the gunman. Counts from early law-enforcement sourcing move; treat the press-conference line from police as the firmest and expect revision. No names here — not the dead, not the suspect — until an agency confirms notifications. For dispatch and EMS, the operational read is a single-site mass-casualty response, with the suspected shooter reported dead at the scene.

Law enforcement, elsewhere. The New York Post reported that newly released bodycam from Atlantic City showed a man open fire and wound police officers before he was killed by a SWAT team. ABC News reported that a New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan. Cleveland.com reported an 18-year-old was sentenced to up to 38 years after pleading guilty in a deadly shooting outside a Cleveland store. The Tampa Bay Times reported police say a Florida man killed his ex-fiancee. NJ.com reported a 19-year-old was charged with vehicular homicide after a Cape May County crash. The Oregonian reported the Justice Department is challenging Portland's ordinance barring officers from wearing masks — a standing-order question for that department.

Fire and EM. Firefighter Close Calls reported firefighters were injured Wednesday battling a three-alarm fire at a vacant San Antonio apartment complex, with about 150 firefighters responding. Wildfire Today reported the National Weather Service issued multiple red flag warnings and that officials warned of critical fire danger and planned electricity cutoffs ahead of forecast Santa Ana winds Thursday and Friday — watch wind timing and de-energization zones. The Los Angeles Times reported officials are warning that El Niño flooding raises the risk of serious EV battery fires. Separately, reports circulated of satellite fire detections — 197 over Alabama, 128 over Arizona, 123 over Oregon, 118 over Washington, 105 over California, 85 over Mississippi, 66 over Idaho and 44 over Arkansas — none of them confirmed by any agency.

Rescue. SFGATE reported that the Moab 240 ultramarathon in the Utah desert was canceled mid-race over poor weather and that dozens of runners were rescued. Watch for weather-driven rescue surges where endurance events meet changing conditions.