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The Michigan Mortuary Response Team, also known as MI-MORT, is a Mass Fatality Response Team made up of different professions all with the common goal of responding and assisting local Medical Examiners and local Emergency Management Agencies in managing the identification and the return of human remains to their loved ones following a Mass Fatality Incident.

Similar to the national DMORT team, our team can provide a state level resource when a federal response is not warranted or available. Our team is made up of various professions including; forensic pathologists, forensic dentists, forensic anthropologists, funeral directors, x-ray technicians, DNA specialists, fingerprint and photography, data entry, and many others.

To form a trained and certified Mortuary Response Team to aid those who are in charge of human remains. The team is comprised of trained professionals, and will be available to provide support in disaster recovery, family assistance and identification of remains, as well as, if requested, aid in notifying families of deceased victims. We shall prepare and facilitate ways of preparing, processing, and releasing human remains to the next of kin under emergency conditions.