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Mass Fatalities Incident Response - G386-008

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Full Description: Course Dates:
May 1 & 2, 2024
8:00AM - 5:00PM both days

Course Length: 16 hours.

Course Description:
This is an elective course for the FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) program. This course will cover the main tasks necessary to plan for, operate at the scene of, and recover from mass fatalities incidents. The course is designed to prepare local and state response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle mass fatalities effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster. It will cover incident management, mass fatalities, planning before and operations during an incident, establishing the morgue, family assistance support operations, and assistance from the Federal government, and conclude with a tabletop exercise. Participants will learn the characteristics of a mass fatalities incident and the roles and responsibilities of key players in such incidents, as well as the steps required to respond to a mass fatalities incident, including catastrophic numbers of fatalities and contaminated remains.

Target Audience:
The curriculum is designed for a wide audience: coroners, medical examiners, funeral directors, EMS, hospital providers, first responders, planners, local, county and state government units, school staff and administrators, volunteer agencies active in disaster or exercise and emergency management personnel will benefit from this training.

: The maximum capacity for this class has been reached. Your request can be added to the waitlist. Additional seats may become available for future enrollment.

Training Location: Coconino County Health and Human Services
2625 N. King Street
(Ponderosa Room)
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Signup Details: *Enrollment Policy: Students must have the status of “Enrolled” to attend any class or event. Students who are “Waitlisted” or “Pending Approval” will not be allowed to attend the class. If a student needs to cancel enrollment, please do so as early as possible to allow someone on the waitlist to be enrolled.

*Attendance Policy: Students must attend at least 90% of the class to be able to receive credit. Should a student need to miss any portion of the class, they must contact the DEMA Training Branch beforehand for further information.

*This course qualifies for AZ POST continuing training credit. If you are a Law Enforcement Officer & would like to request a POST Certificate, contact the DEMA Training Branch at training@azdema.gov or 602-464-6225 once you have successfully completed this course.