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12-509-1322

Name

Fatality Management Human Remains Recovery Team Leader (NQS)

Status

Published

Version

1.4

Updated

11/7/2019 4:08:32 PM

Original Release

11/20/2017

Last Major Release

11/07/2019

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) Human Remains Recovery Team Leader oversees, conducts, and directs recovery efforts for human remains at the disaster site

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Fatality Management Human Remains Recovery Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The FM Human Remains Recovery Team Leader: 1. Oversees, conducts, and directs recovery efforts for human remains at the disaster site 2. Coordinates and plans for adequate personnel and equipment to perform recovery operations at the disaster site 3. Identifies and ensures that all personnel in hazardous areas at the disaster site wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 4. Provides daily safety briefing to recovery personnel 5. Provides direction and guidance to photographer and documentation specialist for disaster site processing (such as sketches, video, and photographs) 6. Monitors responder personnel’s physical and emotional stress levels and implements stress reduction and rehabilitation measures as necessary if no Safety Officer is onsite 7. Notifies the FM Morgue Processing Unit Leader of the status and pace of the recovery operation 8. Reports directly to the Mass Fatality Management Group Supervisor, or designee

Type 1

The FM Human Remains Recovery Team Leader: 1. Oversees, conducts, and directs recovery efforts for human remains at the disaster site 2. Coordinates and plans for adequate personnel and equipment to perform recovery operations at the disaster site 3. Identifies and ensures that all personnel in hazardous areas at the disaster site wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 4. Provides daily safety briefing to recovery personnel 5. Provides direction and guidance to photographer and documentation specialist for disaster site processing (such as sketches, video, and photographs) 6. Monitors responder personnel’s physical and emotional stress levels and implements stress reduction and rehabilitation measures as necessary if no Safety Officer is onsite 7. Notifies the FM Morgue Processing Unit Leader of the status and pace of the recovery operation 8. Reports directly to the Mass Fatality Management Group Supervisor, or designee

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Bachelor of science degree in criminal justice, science, public administration, or related field

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. ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents 4. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 5. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 6. E/G/L 0191: Emergency Operations Center/Incident Command System Interface

Experience

Not Specified

Type 1

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Intermediate computer skills, including database operations, tracking, and e-mail Experience: 1. Successful completion of the National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book (PTB) for the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Fatality Management Human Remains Recovery Team Leader, or equivalent Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) documentation 2. Supervisory, management, or investigative experience within a medical examiner’s office, coroner system, or forensic unit of a law enforcement agency

Physical/Medical Fitness

The NIMS Guideline for the NQS defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NQS 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 encountering child 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 (CDC) recommended adult immunization schedule

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
Requestor specifies any additional qualifications necessary based on incident complexity and needs
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment
Requestor specifies whether hazardous materials are present in the operating area; provider ensures that individuals hold certifications required by applicable laws and regulations to operate in environments where hazardous materials are present

1155

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Fatality Management Human Remains Recovery Team
FEMA, NIMS 509: Mass Fatality Management Group Supervisor
FEMA, NIMS 509: Fatality Management Morgue Processing Unit Leader
FEMA, National Qualification System (NQS) Position Task Book for Fatality Management Human Remains Recovery Team Leader, latest edition adopted
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the NQS, November 2017
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders, October 2017

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.4	11/7/2019 4:08:32 PM	PDF
1.3	1/3/2019 4:48:24 PM	PDF
1.2	9/28/2018 5:21:28 PM	PDF
1.1	8/3/2018 2:00:06 PM	PDF
1.0	11/20/2017 12:14:27 PM	PDF