The Multijurisdictional Mass Casualty Incident Plan Template is a planning resource designed to help emergency response agencies prepare for and coordinate incidents involving large numbers of casualties across multiple jurisdictions.
What is the purpose of this document?
The template provides a framework that agencies can customize to develop or strengthen their own mass casualty incident (MCI) response plans. It addresses coordination among emergency services, incident management, victim and family assistance, and communications during large-scale emergencies.
Who benefits?
- Fire and EMS departments: Improve preparedness, response coordination, and patient management.
- Emergency managers: Establish procedures for coordinating agencies, jurisdictions, and resources.
- Law enforcement: Support scene security, investigations, and coordination with response partners.
- Hospitals and healthcare systems: Prepare for patient surges and coordination with field responders.
- Local and regional governments: Strengthen disaster preparedness and community response capabilities.
How would emergency responders use it?
Emergency responders and their leadership teams can use the template to develop local response procedures, clarify agency responsibilities, coordinate mutual aid, and conduct training exercises before a major incident occurs. During an incident, an agency’s completed and approved plan can guide coordination, communications, resource requests, and family assistance.
The document also includes an Individual and Family Assistance Center operational annex, with sample procedures and messaging for collecting information about missing or affected individuals and supporting family reunification.
The Multijurisdictional Mass Casualty Incident Plan Template helps fire, EMS, emergency management, and public safety agencies develop coordinated response plans for large-scale emergencies. This customizable resource supports incident planning, interagency coordination, resource management, communications, and assistance for affected individuals and families.
Recommended Audience
Fire chiefs, EMS leaders, emergency managers, incident commanders, and public safety planning personnel.
Source: Fire Chief Billy Samuels is the Fire Chief of the Clark County (NV) Fire Department and a member of the IAFC’s Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee.
