Aug 2025 Offering

Course

AWR-232 - Mass Fatalities Planning and Response for Rural Communities

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Date & Times

Aug 13, 2025 from 8 AM - 5 PM

Description

AWR 232 is an 8-hour, DHS/FEMA-certified, tuition-free, awareness-level course. The goal of this course is to teach participants the basics of mass
fatality response while providing opportunities to exchange rural perceptions and brainstorm solutions to simulated emergencies. Responding to a mass fatality incident, which includes the recovery, identifications, and reunification of the deceased, is one of the most difficult aspects of disaster response. In times of crisis, small, rural, and tribal communities are often ill-equipped with facilities to manage large numbers of casualties. When the time comes, communities must be prepared to use available resources to properly manage the remains that will result. Regardless of the agencies or organizations that respond, whether they be governmental agencies or private or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the responsibility to coordinate and manage these outside resources rests with local authorities.

Topics include (but not limited to):
• Define mass fatality and possible scenarios
• Identify methods of obtaining Federal resources.
• Identify issues to be considered in mass fatality response planning.
• Explain the importance of mass fatality response planning.
• Identify potential resources that should be included in a response plan.

Hours

Max Attendance

40 (40 Open Seats)

Region

Locations

Pointe Coupee Sheriffs EOC

7011 Mitchell Lane
Morganza, LA 70757

POST Approved

Target Audiences

Emergency Management, First Responders, Medical (Hospital), Public Health, and Volunteer Organizations

Availability

Open To The Public

Prerequisites

None Set

Registration deadline is Aug 13, 2025 5:00 PM