Course Description
In today's increasingly complex emergency landscape, large-scale incidents often demand a coordinated response across multiple disciplines. Critical Mass explores the vital convergency of Mass Casualty, Mass Care, and Mass Fatality operations during high-impact events. In this one-day session, participants will hear from partners about capabilities and realities of complex response and engage in scenario-based discussions, and analyze the operational, logistical, and ethical challenges that arise when these three domains intersect. Emphasis is placed on interagency coordination, resource management, crisis communication, and integration during catastrophic incidents.
By the end of the course, learners will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to enhance operational readiness, improve cross-sector collaboration, and support resilient community outcomes in the face of catastrophic impact events.
Course Details
When and Where:
Proposed Dates for CBERS
- April 7, 2026 Pilot (Richmond)
- April 21, 2026 Weyers Cave
- May 5, 2026 Fairfax
- May 7, 2026 Culpeper (or Manassas)
- May 12, 2026 Abingdon
- May 21, 2026 Newport News
- June 3, 2026 Dinwiddie
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Who:
- Emergency Management Professionals
- Public Health Responders
- Public Safety
- Healthcare
- Allied Partners
Registration: TRAIN Course ID# 1133604
Course Objectives
- Identify local and state resources following a critical incident
- Define a critical mass event and what potential services may be required in response to it
- Use given tools to assess the resources the locality would need to support those services
- Recognize the importance of pre-event planning for critical mass events and know how to find tools and resources to assist in the planning process
- Recall what services a Family Assistance Centers (FAC) and Reunification offer and its purpose
CBERS Collaboration: