Begin formulating investigative approach in concert with [County Sheriff’s Office], [Health Department] Formulate MFM incident objectives and hand off to Incident Commander (IC) Coordinate victim recovery process in concert with [County Sheriff’s Office], [County Fire Marshal’s Office], [County Search and Rescue] Serve as Incident Commander, if applicable Serve on Assessment Team Establish security protocols and perimeters for site, morgue, and [County] Sheriff’s Office Family Assistance Center Begin formulating investigative approach in concert with [Coroner] , [Health Department] Communicate asset requests to [County EM] using ICS-213RR Serve as Incident Commander, if applicable Serve on Assessment Team Identify Hazmat issues, if any [County] Implement Hazmat procedures, if applicable Fire Marshal’s Office Activate Search and Rescue operations Transition to Search and Recovery after Search and Rescue mission is complete Recovery Phase The operations phase is during which MFM operations are managed and monitored to ensure efficient and effective provision of services. Participant agencies will continue to assess their operational requirements during this phase. Agency Operational Responsibilities Retain incident oversight Coordinate with other local elected officials for consistency in County Commissioners messaging Attend and at briefings (media, family, etc.) Manage the incident on site Incident Commander Communicate all information to [County EM] Staff EOC Coordinate resource and information support for MFM operations [County] Emergency Develop situational reports for use by responder personnel, Management local officials, family briefings Manage asset requests Serve as Incident Commander or in Unified Command (if incident is disease outbreak, biological terrorism related) [Health Department] Coordinate with hospitals to manage fatalities, if applicable Retain medico-legal investigation control Attend and speak at community forums
Begin formulating investigative approach in concert with [County Sheriff’s Office], [Health Department] Formulate MFM incident objectives and hand off to Incident Commander (IC) Coordinate victim recovery process in concert with [County Sheriff’s Office], [County Fire Marshal’s Office], [County Search and Rescue] [County] Sheriff’s Office Serve as Incident Commander, if applicable Serve on Assessment Team Establish security protocols and perimeters for site, morgue, and Family Assistance Center Begin formulating investigative approach in concert with [Coroner] , [Health Department] Communicate asset requests to [County EM] using ICS-213RR [County] Fire Marshal’s Office Serve as Incident Commander, if applicable Serve on Assessment Team Identify Hazmat issues, if any Implement Hazmat procedures, if applicable Activate Search and Rescue operations Transition to Search and Recovery after Search and Rescue mission is complete Recovery Phase The operations phase is during which MFM operations are managed and monitored to ensure efficient and effective provision of services. Participant agencies will continue to assess their operational requirements during this phase. Agency Operational Responsibilities County Commissioners Retain incident oversight Coordinate with other local elected officials for consistency in messaging Attend and at briefings (media, family, etc.) Incident Commander Manage the incident on site Communicate all information to [County EM] [County] Emergency Management Staff EOC Coordinate resource and information support for MFM operations Develop situational reports for use by responder personnel, local officials, family briefings Manage asset requests [Health Department] Serve as Incident Commander or in Unified Command (if incident is disease outbreak, biological terrorism related) Coordinate with hospitals to manage fatalities, if applicable Retain medico-legal investigation control Attend and speak at community forums
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