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Unit 2. IncidentManagementVisual 2.1Mass Fatality Incident Response
Unit Objectives Describe how ICS improves incident management. Describe how ICS provides organization to massfatalities incident management.Visual 2.2Mass Fatality Incident Response
Lessons Learned From Mass Fatalities IncidentsRecovery and Inventory: Who’s job is it to do all those tasks? Which tasks take priority over the others? Where do I go to get the “stuff” I need to do thosetasks? What about all the other “things” that are going on?Using ICS to manage recovery and processing willhelp answer all of these questions!Visual 2.3Mass Fatality Incident Response
Lessons Learned and ICSSo what do these lessonslearned have to do with ICS?Visual 2.4Mass Fatality Incident Response
The Bottom Line It’s not “Who’s in charge.” It’s “Who’s responsible for what”and“Who needs to talk to whom.”Visual 2.5Mass Fatality Incident Response
That said All mass fatalities incidents start and end at thelocal level, unless there is a State system. You need firm understanding of local/State lawsregarding mass fatalities, including: Who has “management” responsibility todetermine the cause and manner of death underlaw. Who has “management” responsibility forcollection, processing, and release of remains.Visual 2.6Mass Fatality Incident Response
NYS County Law: Article 17 ACoroner/Coroner Physician/Medical Examiner Duties: “Jurisdiction and authority to investigatethe death of every person dying within his county,or whose body is found within the county, which isor appears to be a: Violent death: Criminal violence, suicide, orcasualty Death caused by unlawful act or criminal neglect Death in a suspicious, unusual, unexplainedmanner Death caused by suspected criminal abortion Death unattended by a physicianVisual 2.7Mass Fatality Incident Response
Concurrent Investigative ActivitiesCoroner/JP/ME: Scene documentation Evidence identification Personal effects &evidence recovery Recovery of remains Determination of causeand manner of death Identification of remains Sufficientdocumentation for courtLaw Enforcement: Scene documentation Evidence identification Personal effects &evidence recovery Recovery of remains Criminal culpability Identification of thesuspects Sufficientdocumentation for courtVisual 2.8Mass Fatality Incident Response
The ICS OrganizationVisual 2.9Mass Fatality Incident Response
Modular Organization – Responder Role in ICSVisual 2.10Mass Fatality Incident Response
Modular Organization Responder Role in ICSVisual 2.11Mass Fatality Incident Response
Mass Fatalities Branch Role in ICSVisual 2.12Mass Fatality Incident Response
No “Freelancing”“Freelancing” compromisesaccountability, safety,efficiency, effectiveness,and possibly the criminalinvestigationVisual 2.13Mass Fatality Incident Response
Accountability/Security: ID BadgesVisual 2.14Mass Fatality Incident Response
Facilities for Mass Fatalities Operations Morgue and related facilities Family Assistance Center (FAC)More to come on these later in this course Visual 2.15Mass Fatality Incident Response
Resource Considerations Mutual aid (local-county-State)Funeral directors associationsLaw enforcementFire/EMSEmergency management(county/State) State response teams Private-sector Emergency ManagementAssistance Compact (EMAC)Visual 2.16Mass Fatality Incident Response
DMORT Supports Coroner/ME Work in conjunction with local authoritiesAugment existing local resourcesMake specialized personnel availableSupply mobile morgue facilityProvide computer-based toolsAssist with the family assistance center supportMore to follow in this course on DMORTs Visual 2.17Mass Fatality Incident Response
Unit Summary ICS can be used effectively to manage a massfatalities incident efficiently. All sources should be considered as potentialsuppliers for specialized resource needs. DMORTs can assist any size jurisdiction wheneverrequested. There is no incident size requirementfor DMORT assistance.Effective preincident planning can also enhance massfatalities incident operations, which is what we willdiscuss in Unit 3.Visual 2.18Mass Fatality Incident Response
Mass Fatality Incident Response Unit Summary ICS can be used effectively to manage a mass fatalities incident efficiently. All sources should be considered as potential suppliers for specialized resource needs. DMORTs can assist any size jurisdiction whenever requested. There is no incident size requirement for DMORT assistance.
