On Wednesday, 17 people lost their lives and 14 people were injured in a school shooting in Florida.
Great Falls Emergency Services General Manager Justin Grohs says first responders in the Great Falls area are always training for a mass casualty situation.
"We are all in agreement that we need to work together and do these exercise to make sure we can work seamlessly if a bigger event does occur,” Grohs said.
But they also train on the hands on techniques they might use in the field.
"Over the last few months, all emergency response agencies have been making sure we have the right equipment with the right training and technicians and protocols to manage severe bleeding,” Grohs said.
Grohs says they have always known controlling bleeding is an important skill but recent events made it a priority.
“When someone does have severe bleeding it does not take long to empty your inner blood volume out of your body,” Grohs said.
Personnel with great falls emergency's service recently went through a bleeding control instructor course, as known as bcon, taught by Ron Wenzel.