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A Team of Ohio licensed A Team of Ohio licensed funeral directors and embalmersfuneral directors and embalmers

TrainedTrained and and Experienced Experienced in management and in management and operation of a mass fatality incidents operation of a mass fatality incidents

Respond Respond at the Coroner’s or EMA’s requestat the Coroner’s or EMA’s request and and do what they askdo what they ask

SupportSupport Mobile Morgue set-up and operationsMobile Morgue set-up and operations Maintain morgue equipmentMaintain morgue equipment

Who is the OFDA Who is the OFDA Mortuary Response Mortuary Response Team (MRT)?Team (MRT)?

Who is the OFDA-MRT Policy Board?Who is the OFDA-MRT Policy Board?

An OFDA committee charged with providing a An OFDA committee charged with providing a proper mortuary response for the citizens of proper mortuary response for the citizens of Ohio.Ohio.

Sets policy, Sets policy, with the approval of the OFDA with the approval of the OFDA Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee, for the OFDA-MRT, for the OFDA-MRT

Considered Ohio’s BEST RESOURCE for Considered Ohio’s BEST RESOURCE for knowledge on Mass Fatality Incidents.knowledge on Mass Fatality Incidents.

1 Chair, 8 Members, 3 Co-Chiefs1 Chair, 8 Members, 3 Co-Chiefs

Overview of the TeamOverview of the Team

OFDA-MRT OfficersOFDA-MRT Officers Policy Board Chair -Policy Board Chair - Tim SchmidtTim Schmidt Deputy Chair –Deputy Chair – Brent HartleyBrent Hartley Administrative Officer –Administrative Officer – Anthony J. Quahliero, Jr.Anthony J. Quahliero, Jr. Other Board Members – Other Board Members – Todd Grisier, Bob Van Todd Grisier, Bob Van

Horn, Jim Dempsey, Joe Main, Ed BabcockHorn, Jim Dempsey, Joe Main, Ed Babcock Co-Chiefs:Co-Chiefs:

– Scott Davis, Michael Gedert, Becky BayliffScott Davis, Michael Gedert, Becky Bayliff

* All but 1 have DMORT deployment experience** All but 1 have DMORT deployment experience*

OFDA-MRT ContactsOFDA-MRT Contacts

During Business Hours OFDA:During Business Hours OFDA:

800-589-OFDA800-589-OFDA(6332)(6332)

Off Hours:Off Hours: Any policy Board member Any policy Board member

(Chair or local Policy Board member)(Chair or local Policy Board member)

Current List Always at: Current List Always at:

www.ofdamrt.orgwww.ofdamrt.org

OFDA-MRT Contact ListOFDA-MRT Contact List

OFDA Mortuary Response FoundationOFDA Mortuary Response Foundation

OFDA-MRFOFDA-MRF

– 501c3 organization501c3 organization– Annual Golf Outing FundraiserAnnual Golf Outing Fundraiser– Tax Deductible DonationsTax Deductible Donations– Funds used for training, Funds used for training,

meetings & equipmentmeetings & equipment

Response ExperienceResponse Experience

• 2001 9/11 World Trade Center• 2001 Flight 93 – PA• 2001 Flight 587 – Queens, NY• 2002 Marsh Crematory• 2003 Flight 5481 – Charlotte, NC• 2004 FEMA Logistics and DPMU pre-stage• 2004 Flight 3966, Kirksville, MO• 2005 Hurricanes Katrina/Rita• 2006 Flight 5191 – Lexington, KY• 2007 Sharonville, Ohio Dual Plane Crash• 2008 Hurricane Ike, TX and LA• 2009 Flight 3407, Buffalo, NY

OFDA members OFDA members have participated in:have participated in:• 1994 USAIR crash Pittsburgh• 1995 Air Crash – Mansfield, Ohio• 1996 Quincy, IL commuter airline accident• 1997 Monroe, MI commuter airline accident• 1997 Korean airline accident – 747 in Guam• 1998 Texas floods (Del Rio, Texas)• 1998 Oklahoma City Tornadoes• 1999 Amtrak Train Incident, Bourbonnais, IL• 1999 Hurricane Floyd (Tarboro, North

Carolina)• 1999 Egypt Air, Rhode Island• 2000 Alaska Air Crash, (Oxnard, California)• 2000 Executive Air Charter Crash (Wilkes-

Barre, PA)

YELLOW = OFDA members on DPMU TeamOFDA State Responses

Working With Other AgenciesWorking With Other Agencies

PresentationsPresentations

– General Information and operationsGeneral Information and operations civic groups, professional groups, first civic groups, professional groups, first

responders, city managementresponders, city management

– Mass Fatality Incident Response Course Mass Fatality Incident Response Course (FEMA Course #E403)(FEMA Course #E403) for EMA and Mortuary Response for EMA and Mortuary Response

personnelpersonnel OFDA has trained trainersOFDA has trained trainers

OFDA-MRT TrainingOFDA-MRT Training

TrainingTraining

– Full Scale Mock Exercises Full Scale Mock Exercises Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base 1995Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base 1995 Westerville, OH Tornado Drill – 2000Westerville, OH Tornado Drill – 2000 Rickenbacker Airport/National Guard Base 2005Rickenbacker Airport/National Guard Base 2005 SW Ohio RMRS Cincinnati Reds Stadium Drill SW Ohio RMRS Cincinnati Reds Stadium Drill

20062006– Annual classroom/drillAnnual classroom/drill– Participated in many MFI tabletop drills Participated in many MFI tabletop drills – Multiple FAC/IR Drills w/State and Local AgenciesMultiple FAC/IR Drills w/State and Local Agencies– Assist other agencies w/MFI trainingAssist other agencies w/MFI training

OFDA-MRTOFDA-MRT

Involves More Than Just Involves More Than Just Responding to DisastersResponding to Disasters

TRAINING TRAINING From recovery… From recovery…

to family assistance…to family assistance…

Morgue Support…Morgue Support…

Documentation…Documentation…

……to data entry and identification.to data entry and identification.

And of course…support for the And of course…support for the responders!responders!

ALWAYS Stressing TeamworkALWAYS Stressing Teamwork

OFDA-MRT DPMUOFDA-MRT DPMU

Equipment Purchased in 2004Equipment Purchased in 2004 Current Value approximately $300,000Current Value approximately $300,000 Working to update to digital equipmentWorking to update to digital equipment Intended to support morgue ops for 3-5 Intended to support morgue ops for 3-5

daysdays NOT intended to be a stand alone morgue NOT intended to be a stand alone morgue

for a large scale MFIfor a large scale MFI

Bradley Gilbert, EMA Director Bradley Gilbert, EMA Director

OFDA-MRT DPMUOFDA-MRT DPMU

Support Coroner’s Office OperationSupport Coroner’s Office Operation Expand Coroner’s Office FacilitiesExpand Coroner’s Office Facilities Support a temporary morgue site Support a temporary morgue site

during a limited size incidentduring a limited size incident Support incident in a neighboring Support incident in a neighboring

statestate

OFDA-MRT EquipmentOFDA-MRT Equipment

Using Drills to Practice Morgue Set-upUsing Drills to Practice Morgue Set-up

ID CardsID Cards

Inventory Time…Inventory Time…

……RepackingRepacking

Now and into the futureNow and into the future

Morgue is availableMorgue is available We are working with other states/agenciesWe are working with other states/agencies

– SOP’sSOP’s– Equipment Typing (AEL/SEL)Equipment Typing (AEL/SEL)– ConOp’sConOp’s

Working with OEMA to upgrade:Working with OEMA to upgrade:– WarehousingWarehousing– SupportSupport– TrainingTraining– FundingFunding

Pan Flu Public EngagementPan Flu Public Engagement

Recently in NWO had Public Engagement Meetings regarding Pan

Flu and Mass Fatalities

Posed question:

1.) Who do you think is responsible to care for the dead when the system is

overwhelmed?

Pan Flu Public ResponsePan Flu Public Response

Responses

(percent) (count)

County EMA 41.18% 21

Funeral director 11.76% 6

Coroner 7.84% 4Local health

department 19.61% 10

Other 19.61% 10

Totals 100% 51

1.) Who do you think is responsible to care for the dead when the system is

overwhelmed?

Pan Flu PlanningPan Flu Planning

Do you have a plan for the Do you have a plan for the dead?dead?

Do your funeral directors know Do your funeral directors know about it?about it?

Is your Coroner involved?Is your Coroner involved?

More information at www.ofdamrt.org/panflu

Questions?Questions?