Mass Fatalities Incident Response

Course Length: 20 Hours

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for a wide audience, encompassing the range of personnel with a role to play in a mass fatalities incident. The following list of potential target audience members are those who would benefit from this course: American Red Cross Health Services, clergy, dentists, emergency management personnel, emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, funeral directors, law enforcement officers, media (PIOs), medical examiners/coroners, National Guard, public officials, public works personnel, Salvation Army personnel, transportation (railroad, etc.) personnel, and other significant disaster workers.

A course designed to prepare local, state and federal response personnel and other responsible agencies and professionals to handle a mass fatalities incident effectively and to work with the survivors in an emergency or disaster.

Special Notes: Applicants must have their student authorization form signed/co-signed by the local emergency management director. Qualified for POST, EMS, and Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council continuing education credit. Also approved by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police as meeting the requirements for executive/management level training for chiefs of police and heads of law enforcement agencies, as set forth in Georgia Code 35-8-20.
Students are responsible for any meal, lodging and travel expenses. Meal tickets will not be provided.

NOTE: ** indicates that the seats available cannot be calculated or confirmed. For classes that start in 3 days, contact GPSTC Registration at 478-993-4491. For all other courses, contact the sponsoring agency for registration details.

TBA: (To Be Announced) This course is scheduled but not available for registration at this time. You may register for this course once a course number has been assigned.