EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

“Fatality management provides a basic human need, restoring functionality to society and assisting in the transition of human, business, and societal relationships after the death of an individual. Effective fatality management protects human lives and rapidly restores the social and cultural fabric of a community” (United States Department of Homeland Security, 2016).

References

United States Department of Homeland Security. (2016). Response: Federal Interagency Operational Plan. https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Response_FIOP_2nd_august2016.pdf

Resources

General Information

Lessons Learned from 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents
- https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/214781.pdf
Identifying Victims Using DNA: A Guide for Families
- https://www.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/media/document/nij-209493.pdf
Providing Relief to Families After a Mass Fatality: Roles of the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Family Assistance Center
- https://www.ncjrs.gov/ovc_archives/bulletins/prfmf_11_2001/188912.pdf
International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners
- https://theiacme.com/

Planning

Managing Mass Fatalities: A Toolkit for Planning , Santa Clara County Public Health Department
- https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/resource/634/managing-mass-fatalities-a-toolkit-for-planning
Standard Operating Procedures for Mass Fatality Management 2021, National Association of Medical Examiners
- https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/NAME%20Mass%20Fatality%20Plan%202021.pdf
Mass Fatality Incidents: A Guide for Human Forensic Identification, National Institute of Justice
- https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/mass-fatality-incidents-guide-human-forensic-identification
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
- https://www.aafs.org/research-insights-featured/search?_page=1&keywords=&_limit=7&status_standard=4
Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, American National Standards Institute & AAFS Standards Board
- https://www.aafs.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/008_BPR_e1.pdf
Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, American National Standards Institute & AAFS Standards Board
- https://www.aafs.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/010_BPR_e01.pdf
Best Practices Recommendations for DNA Analysis for Human Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents, American National Standards Institute & AAFS Standards Board
- https://www.aafs.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/006_BPR_e1.pdf
Examination of Human Remains by Forensic Pathologists in the Disaster Victim Identification Context, American National Standards Institute & AAFS Standards Board
- https://www.aafs.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/009_BPR_e1.pdf

Response

Responding to a Transportation Accident – How to Support the NTSB
- https://arffwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NTSB-Guidance-on-Support-to-the-NTSB.pdf
Responding to an Aircraft Accident – How to Support the NTSB
- https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/first_responders/mod3/presentation_content/external_files/NTSB%20Public%20Safety%20Pamphlet.pdf

Disaster Family Assistance

NTSB Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance
- https://www.ntsb.gov/tda/Pages/default.aspx
NTSB Family Assistance Resources Library
- https://www.ntsb.gov/tda/Pages/tda-library.aspx
Mass Fatality Incident Family Assistance Operations: Recommended Strategies for Local and State Agencies, United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation & National Transportation Safety Board
- https://www.nmvvrc.org/media/tw5lw23j/mass-fatality-incident-family-assistance-operations.pdf

Medicolegal Support During an Event

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
- https://aspr.hhs.gov/NDMS/Pages/dmort.aspx#:~:text=National%20Disaster%20Medical%20System&text=Disaster%20Mortuary%20Operational%20Response%20Teams%20(DMORTs)%20support%20local%20mortuary%20services,in%20a%20dignified%2C%20respectful%20manner.
Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner
- https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/AFMES
Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory
- https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/AFMES/DoD-DNA-Registry/DNA-Identification-Laboratory