Butte County Sheriff-Coroner's Office Mass Fatality Plan

Butte County Sheriff - Coroner’s OfficeMASS FATALITY PLANTABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION ONE - PLANNING BASISCHAPTER I- MASS FATALITY MANAGEMENTSection A- Purpose..............................................................................................5Section B- Plan Objectives...................................................................................5Section C- Scope of the Plan ...............................................................................6Section D- Plan Assumptions...............................................................................7Section E- Pandemic Influenza Planning Assumptions ........................................8CHAPTER II- COMMAND and CONTROLSection A- Emergency Management Systems......................................................11Section B- Unified Command ...............................................................................12Section C- Chain of Command and Organization Chart ........................................12Section D- Roles and Responsibilities..................................................................14Section E- Emergency Operations Center and Plan Activation..............................16Section F- Incident Action Plan Development .......................................................16Section G- Requesting Local, State, and Federal Mutual Aid Resources...............17CHAPTER III- MASS FATALITY MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT CODES AND STATUTESSection A- Purpose..............................................................................................20Section B- Government Codes and Statutes ........................................................21SECTION TWO - OPERATIONSCHAPTER IV- HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERYSection A- Overview ............................................................................................39Section B- Health and Safety Guidelines for Workers Handling Human Remains .39Section C- Scene Evaluation and Investigation.....................................................41Section D- Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team……………………........42Section E- Search and Recovery .........................................................................46Section F- Personal Effects..................................................................................47Section G- Contaminated Remains ......................................................................48Section H-Transportation of Remains...................................................................49Section I- Respite Center....................................................................................50CHAPTER V- HUMAN REMAINS STORAGESection A- Overview ............................................................................................52Section B- Morgue Facilities - Permanent.............................................................52Section C- Morgue Facilities - Temporary.............................................................55BCS-CO Mass Fatality Plan2July 2009