Summary of Procedural Considerations for the Family Assistance Center

In a mass-fatality event, procedures must be established and followed to effectively accomplish the following:

• Collect antemortem data.

• Conduct death notifications.

• Coordinate and manage many volunteers.

• Determine fiscal responsibility for expenses.

• Dispose of common tissue.

• Establish victims’ suffering.

• Implement security measures.

• Work with the media.

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