Overview:

Get informed on the latest research of responses across the country and hear from those directly involved as we create regional strategies to align resources and efforts to unite our communities following a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA).

Course Vision:

The Mass Fatality Incident Response training is designed to prepare response personnel and other responsible professionals to handle a mass fatalities incident effectively by properly caring for the dead and the living – both responders and survivors. Activities are included throughout the course to provide the students with an opportunity to apply what they learn. The course will conclude with a tabletop exercise that enables the students to apply what they have learned throughout the course.

Objectives:

• Assess the local Mass Fatalities Annex to determine their jurisdictions’ preparedness for a mass fatalities incident.
• Describe the critical operational activities: notification, staging, search and recovery, morgue operations, media relations and family assistance.
• Explain how a Family Assistance Center is used to support families and to aid identification of the deceased.
• Identify the requirements to ensure that the psychological needs of mass fatalities responders are addressed.
• Recognize the importance of Critical Incident Stress Debriefings for responders at a mass fatalities incident.
• Identify the resources that are available at the local, state, and federal levels during a mass fatalities incident.
• Apply the principles of ICS in response to a simulated incident.

Prerequisite:

Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) is recommended as a prerequisite to this course, but is not required.

Registration:

REGISTER HERE for this two-day training.

April 23–24, 2019
Johnson County Administration Building
111 South Cherry Street
Olathe, Kansas 66061

Details:

Registration begins at 8 a.m.
Training runs 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
No cost to attend.
Lunch is on your own each day.

Maximum Capacity:

This training can accommodate up to 40 attendees.

Who should attend?

This training is intended for local responders who may have responsibility for the recovery, handling, identification, and return of remains following a mass fatalities incident. This includes medical examiners, coroners, funeral directors, law enforcement, EMS, public information officers, forensic specialists, emergency management, clergy members, private-sector personnel and other significant disaster workers.

More Information:

If you have questions about this training, contact Diana at 816-701-8242 or dmcauley@marc.org.