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FAA Airport Conference Hershey, PA 2008

FAA Airport Conference Hershey, PA 2008. Sharon Bryson Director Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance 202-314-6185 brysons@ntsb.gov. Mission of the NTSB. The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating:

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FAA Airport Conference Hershey, PA 2008

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  1. FAA Airport ConferenceHershey, PA2008

  2. Sharon BrysonDirectorOffice of Transportation Disaster Assistance202-314-6185brysons@ntsb.gov

  3. Mission of the NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating: • All civil aviation accidents in the United States • Significant accidents in other modes of transportation--railroad, highway, marine and pipeline

  4. Mission of the NTSB • Issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents • Responsible for assisting families affected by major transportation disasters

  5. MS 990

  6. Bourbonnais IL

  7. Staten Island Ferry SI NY

  8. Osseo, WI

  9. Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance

  10. Background • September 9, 1996: Executive memorandum designates NTSB as the coordinator of federal services to families of victims of major transportation disasters • October 9, 1996: Congress passes the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996

  11. Background • October 29, 1997: Final Report from the Task Force on Assistance to Families of Aviation Disasters is issued • December 16, 1997: Congress passes the Foreign Air Carrier Family Support Act

  12. Role of the Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance • Coordinate & provide additional resources to the airline and local government to help victims and their families • Ensure local responsibility and jurisdiction are preserved

  13. Fire & Rescue Law Enforcement Environmental Cleanup Medical Assistance Recovery Victim Identification Local Government Role

  14. After the Initial Response (NON CRIMINAL/TERRORIST) CRASH AIRLINE FBI NTSB ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION & TRANSPORTATION DISASTER ASSISTANCE AIRPORT POLICE RED CROSS FIRE/EMS FEDERAL AGENCIES SEMA

  15. Areas of Critical Concern • Initial notification of the accident • Recovery and identification of remains • Return of personal effects • Providing information

  16. Victim Support Tasks (VST) VST 1: NTSB Tasks VST 2: Airline Tasks VST 3: Family Care and Mental Health (ARC) VST 4: Victim Identification, Forensic and Medical Services (HHS) VST 5: Assisting Families of Foreign Victims (DOS) VST 6: Communications (DHS-FEMA) VST 7: Assisting Victims of Crime (FBI-OVA)

  17. VST 1: NTSB Tasks • Coordinate federal assistance and serve as liaison between airline and family members • Coordinate with airline about family and support staff logistics • Integrate federal support staff with airline staff to form Joint Family SupportOperations Center (JFSOC) • Coordinate assistance effort with local and state authorities

  18. VST 1: NTSB Tasks • Conduct daily coordination meetings with local officials and airline • Provide and coordinate family briefings • Progress on investigation • Progress on recovery & identification efforts • Personal effects process • Use of conference bridge for families that don’t travel to the accident city

  19. VST 1: NTSB Tasks • Coordinate with IIC for possible visit to crash site • For water crashes, coordinate with local authorities for a suitable location that looks out towards the crash site • Coordinate USCG for honor guard and for a helo to take flowers to the crash site

  20. AMTRAK/TRUCK CRASH-BOURBONNIAS-IL

  21. VST 1: NTSB Tasks • Maintain contact with family members and provide updates as required • Provide a special website that will provide information and investigative updates • In some cases, provide a special email address to contact Transportation Disaster Assistance

  22. VST 1: NTSB Tasks • Provide an 800 number for families to reach Transportation Disaster Assistance • Coordinate details affecting families when public hearings and Board meetings are held • Debrief with carrier’s CARE team leadership on how the event was managed

  23. AMERICAN RED CROSS

  24. VST 3: Family Care & Mental Health • Red Cross responsible agency • Activate national Red Cross response system • Coordinate resources for critical incident stress debriefing of support personnel prior to departure • Coordinate and manage volunteer counseling and support services

  25. VST 3: Family Care & Mental Health • Employ an accounting system to accurately record cost data by specific categories • Coordinate child care & spiritual services • Coordinate with airline the delivery of crisis health support to family members, to include those that do not travel to incident site • Arrange a suitable inter-faith memorial service (if applicable)

  26. VST 4: DHS-Division FEMA-NDMS • Supported by DOD • Disaster Mortuary Operational ResponseTeam(DMORT) can provide assistance in the areas of identification, mortuary support and temporary morgue facilities • Specialized team to interview family members for ante mortem information

  27. VST 4: DHS-Division FEMA-NDMS • Collect disposition of remains information • Assist medical examiner in notifying family members of positive identification, to include explaining how identification was determined • Conduct check of remains and personal effects prior to release to local funeral director

  28. Department Of State

  29. VST 5: DOS • Notify foreign governments that have citizens involved in the airline incident • Provide translation services to family members and interested parties • Assist families of foreign victims with entry into the US • Assist foreign air carrier staff with entry into the US • Assist in return of remains and personal effects into the country of destination

  30. VST 6: FEMA

  31. VST 6: FEMA • Provide communication assets to communicate from incident site to NTSB headquarters • Provide personnel to assist in public information dissemination • Assist during an urban aviation disaster (if applicable)

  32. NTSB & FBI: A working partnership

  33. NTSB & FBI • NTSB and FBI work together as partners on major transportation disasters • New MOU signed fall 2005 • Expect to see the FBI at all major disasters • NTSB is the lead agency until it is determined to be a criminal/terrorist act • Assistance that might be requested from the FBI: • Evidence Response Team (ERT) • Disaster Squad • Office for Victim Assistance • Criminal Investigative Division • Counterterrorism Division

  34. NTSB & FBI • If an event is determined to be criminal/terrorist act, then specific handoff procedures will be employed. NTSB will support FBI as needed • NTSB & FBI specialists and special agents are receiving cross training in specialized areas • NTSB working very closely with FBI Airport Agents Program

  35. Summary • Preserve the integrity of the investigation • To help victims and their families • Interagency cooperation • Federal government’s role is to coordinate and provide additional resources to airline and local government • Local responsibility and jurisdiction preserved

  36. Questions?

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