Mass-Fatality Planning

When Normal Capacity Isn't Enough

A mass-fatality incident overwhelms routine storage by design. Planning starts by defining the gap between everyday capacity and a credible worst-case, then deciding how that gap gets filled.

Scale in Tiers

Good plans scale in tiers: existing reserve first, then rapid pop-up units, then large DMORT-style deployment. Each tier has a trigger and a source, so the response grows in step with the event.

DMORT & Mutual Aid

Large events draw federal and regional resources. A plan that anticipates DMORT and mutual aid — and uses compatible, standards-based equipment — integrates cleanly when help arrives.

Document & Exercise

A plan on paper is not a plan until it is exercised. Documenting triggers, contacts, and sources — and rehearsing them — is what makes a mass-fatality plan actually work.

Mass-Fatality Resources