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12-509-1259

Name

Fatality Management Disaster Portable Morgue Unit Building/Arrangements Specialist

Status

Published

Version

1.3

Updated

1/16/2020 3:09:32 PM

Original Release

11/07/2017

Last Major Release

01/16/2020

NQS Position

Resource Category

Medical and Public Health

Primary Core Capability

Fatality Management Services

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Fatality Management (FM) Disaster Portable Morgue Unit (DPMU) Building/Arrangements Specialist supervises the overall set-up, operation, and deactivation of facilities and may support other facilities such as a Victim Information Center, Family Assistance Center, Morgue Identification Center, and Fatality Management Branch or Group

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Disaster Portable Morgue Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The FM DPMU Building/Arrangements Specialist reports to the FM DPMU Leader and: 1. Monitors the layout and use of incident facilities for the DPMU 2. May support other facilities such as Victim Information Center, Family Assistance Center, Morgue Identification Center, and Fatality Management Branch or Group 3. Assists with determination of the requirements for each facility 4. Coordinates lodging facilities 5. Coordinates security services 6. Coordinates food services and maintains food areas 7. Coordinates facility maintenance services, such as sanitation, lighting, and clean-up 8. Coordinates through designated channels with local or state emergency support function (ESF) units to secure facilities necessary 9. Supervises the overall set-up, operation, and deactivation of facilities 10. Maintains facility records

Type 1

The FM DPMU Building/Arrangements Specialist reports to the FM DPMU Leader and: 1. Monitors the layout and use of incident facilities for the DPMU 2. May support other facilities such as Victim Information Center, Family Assistance Center, Morgue Identification Center, and Fatality Management Branch or Group 3. Assists with determination of the requirements for each facility 4. Coordinates lodging facilities 5. Coordinates security services 6. Coordinates food services and maintains food areas 7. Coordinates facility maintenance services, such as sanitation, lighting, and clean-up 8. Coordinates through designated channels with local or state emergency support function (ESF) units to secure facilities necessary 9. Supervises the overall set-up, operation, and deactivation of facilities 10. Maintains facility records

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	High School Diploma or equivalent

Training

Not Specified

Type 1

Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 4. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 5. Training in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection 6. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness 7. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Two years of administrative or investigative experience in a medical examiner office, coroner system, or forensic unit of a law enforcement agency, involving morgue or incident facility maintenance OR 2. Logistics experience

Physical/Medical Fitness

The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions.

Type 1

1. Arduous 2. Performs duties with exposure to whole and fragmented human remains in various stages of decomposition 3. Performs duties with sights and smells associated with death, including seeing children as victims, grieving survivors, and family members of missing victims 4. Maintains immunizations in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended adult immunization schedule for the United States of America

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation at least once every two years

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment

1108

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508-12: Fatality Management Disaster Portable Morgue Unit
FEMA, NIMS 509-12: Fatality Management Disaster Portable Morgue Unit Leader
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System, November 2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protections, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens, latest edition adopted

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.3	1/16/2020 3:09:32 PM	PDF
1.2	1/3/2019 4:44:26 PM	PDF
1.1	9/28/2018 5:15:18 PM	PDF
1.0	11/7/2017 5:19:03 PM	PDF