Mass Fatalities Incident Response Planning Course

Specific plans for the management of mass fatalities are critically deficient in most community disaster response plans. The Institute’s programming addresses the essential elements of planning for response to a mass fatalities event. It is designed to assist planning-level officials from various governmental jurisdictions, public service, private sector business, and voluntary organizations to understand the concepts of a multi-faceted, integrated response plan. These plans must promote multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional response efforts that are thoroughly integrated at all levels of government.

It is the goal of the National Mass Fatalities Institute to assist community leaders, through the collaborative planning process, to assess, establish, and maintain integrated community resources that will facilitate recovery and healing following a mass fatalities event.


Course Curriculum
Courses typically include the following content:

• Overview of Mass Fatalities Events • Lessons Learned from Mass Fatalities Incidents • Incident Management (NIMS) • Staff Processing Operations • Family Assistance • Recovery Operations

• Forensic Services • Traumatic Stress • Federal Resources and Responsibilities • Weapons of Mass Destruction • Community Planning for Mass Fatalities • Pandemic Influenza Planning

Courses are designed for individuals with responsibilities for disaster planning. Courses address the essential elements of planning for response to a mass fatalities event. They are designed to assist planning-level officials from various governmental jurisdictions, public service, private sector business, and voluntary organizations understand the concepts of a multi-faceted, integrated response plan. This course is especially valuable for government officials, emergency management representatives, medical examiners, coroners, mental health professionals, public health professionals and disaster management personnel from public and voluntary organizations.

Institute programming is not intended to provide competency-level training for first responders or to replace the FEMA Mass Fatalities Incident Response class G386. Contact the Institute to discuss the cost of programming customized to your group’s specific training needs.