Families will seek assistance in the immediate aftermath of a mass fatality incident (MFI) or mass causality incident (MCI). People will gravitate to where they believe their loved ones may be found and congregate at…
Family Assistance Centers: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and the LAX shooting
The California Army National Guard: Minutemen of Emergency Management
The California Army National Guard has many roles in the security of our nation. The term minutemen was used during the revolutionary war to label hand-picked elite forces that were highly mobile and could assemble…
What to Look for in a Consulting Firm
Searching for a consulting company can be a daunting task. In Emergency Management, finding an organization that has the best practices, such as: experience, availability, and responsiveness to a client can be difficult. At Constant…
Family Assistance Center Planning: What Airlines Need to Know
Flight 214: According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Family Assistance Plan for Aviation Disasters, air carriers are required to meet the needs of aviation disaster victims and their families. Crisis intervention, victim identification and…
Asiana Airlines fined $500,000 for not activating a Family Assistance Center
Did you know? Asiana Airlines was fined $500,000 for not activating a Family Assistance Center (FAC) after the plane crash last year in San Francisco. The fine, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, was…