Missouri Seismic Safety Commission - Strategy 3.7
STRATEGY :
Expand and promote training in disaster mortuary and identify
potential temporary mortuary sites in major population centers.
ACTION:
Continue recruitment and training of the Missouri Funeral Directors
Disaster Response Team (MFDADRT) and mortuary personnel
to be trained as Disaster Mortuary Coordinators for
Mortuary Services. Support pre-disaster identification of
temporary mortuary sites which can be accessed immediately in major
population centers and/or in each of MFDA districts.
RESULT:
Trained personnel will be available to establish the means and methods for the
most reasonable and proper care and handling of the dead in multi-death,
earthquake disaster situations, and in the event of mass casualties.
Potential use
areas such as mortuaries, cemeteries and National Guard Armories are pre-
identified in major population centers to be used as temporary morgue sites.
Background
Appendix 2 to Annex T of the State of Missouri Emergency Operations Plan outlines the
Special Mortuary Service SOP, New Madrid Earthquake, and Appendix 3 relates to
Temporary Morgue Sites SOP. The Missouri Funeral Directors Association (MFDA) has an
Emergency Preparedness Committee which meets quarterly. Training is conducted three times
a year for members and non-members of the association. Members of the Missouri Funeral
Directors Association also receive training through the State Emergency Management Agency
and through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They participate in exercises and
drills.
MFDA indicated that currently the pre-identified mortuary sites are those generic sites
mentioned above. The State may wish to consider pre-identification of the temporary sites in
each of the MFDA districts as well as the major population centers.
Implementation
Encourage continued training of State and local mortuary
qualified disaster coordinators,
trained disaster responders and other
funeral service personnel through the Missouri Funeral
Directors Association, SEMA, and FEMA. Pre-identify temporary sites in major population
centers and in each of the MFDA districts.
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Responsible Agencies:
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State Emergency Management Agency
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Missouri Funeral Directors Association
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Missouri Department of Health
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State Highway Patrol
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Missouri National Guard
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Local Coroners/Medical Examiners
Last Changed April 28, 1997