Recovery of Human Remains

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Recovery of Human Remains

• Who will pick up the pieces
• Some slides may be disturbing

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Role of DMORT

• DMORT is not charged with this responsibility
• DMORT personnel have individual expertise,
  (Forensic Pathologist, Forensic Anthropolgy,
  Forensic, Dental, Morticians, etc)
• No Region large enough to carry this additional
  component
• DMORT WMD to add component

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DMORT WMD

• Because of the specialized nature of the bodies
  being dealt with in a WMD incident DMORT WMD
  Commander Dale Downey is organizing a recovery
  component within the unit.

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Beware of Chemical Hazards
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Who Should do it?

• Funeral directors
• Firemen
• Volunteers
• Police
• Military

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Experiences of the GBI

• April 04, 1977 Plane Crash New Hope , Georgia 62
  fatalities8 on the ground
• 1994 Albany Flood 415 remains exposed
• 2000 Camilla Tornado 22 Fatalities in a single
  location (trailer park)
• Feb 2002 Noble Georgia 342 remains

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Why the GBI

• Required by Executive order to be responsible for
  the Recovery and Identification of Human Remains
• No other agency even remotely wanted the job
• Public Health and DHR gave it up early
• Available manpower
• Experience in handling Crime Scenes

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Provide our own Security
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Why the GBI contd

• Experience handling Evidence
• Command Structure in place
• PPE available
• HazMat qualified
• Experience in Critical Incidents
• Logistical Infrastructure in Place
• Accountability/Experience in Testifying

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Value of Proper PPE
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1945 B25 Empire State Bldg 13 killed 79th floor
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PROPOSED

• Each State to select, equip, train and make
  available a command group and 25 officers
• These officers would be regulated equipped and
  funded by the applicable FEMA region
• In the event of a catastrophic event a request
  would go thru channels to the immediately
  surrounding states to deploy their teams under
  the command of the affected state.

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Proposedcontd

• Deployment will be either at the request of the
  affected Governors or thru FEMA in a federal
  issue.

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Selection Criteria and Training can be
standardized Plans can be exercised
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Recovery takes many forms
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ALBANY 1994
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Can your goal be accomplished?
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Dont let the problem be more than you can bear
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Cooperation is the key to success
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The consequences of failure are severe