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You Will Not Stand Alone – Interagency Guide to Critical Incident Management

You Will Not Stand Alone (YWNSA) – Interagency Guide to Critical Incident Management is intended to provide guidelines for Agency Administrators, employees, family members, and others who have been affected by a critical incident. Line of duty deaths, off duty deaths, suicides, serious accidents, and serious injuries are extraordinary traumatic events for both the surviving family members and our employees.

The following documents are provided to you as tools to assist you in building your Critical Incident Response Plan and providing leadership when one of your own makes the ultimate sacrifice.

Agency Administrator
- Highest ranking line officer regardless of agency.

Agency Administrators Guide – designed to assist Agency Administrators in dealing with critical incidents
Leadership Considerations – Five essential needs that people have following a critical incident
Absence and Leave Policy - Funeral Attendance
Family Liaison Selection Consideration – What to consider when selecting a Family Liaison
Death Notification Checklist – Agencies and Companies to notify in case of fatality
Agency Administrators Checklist – Before, During and After Incident checklist
FS Death and Serious Injury Handbook – Agency Desk Guide
BLM Death and Serious Injury Handbook – Agency Desk Guide
BLM_FS Funding Matrix for Serious Injury or Death – A good summary of what we can pay for and what we can’t
Fatality Site Preparation – Things to consider with a site visit
Line Officer Reference Guide – Line Of Duty (LODD) and Non-Line of Duty Death (Non-LODD) Approvals
Emergency Notification Information Form – All employees should complete one of these
The Notification Process – Do’s and Don’ts
Next of Kin Follow-up Worksheet – Family contacts
Sample Delegation of Authority Letter #1
Sample Delegation of Authority Letter #2

Hospital Liaison

Facilitating Treatment of Traumatic Injury – 2013 Lenise Lago letter
Inventory of Personal Items – Documentation sheet
My Employee Has a Serious Injury – USFS - Steps to take
NWCG Standards for Burn Injuries – 2008 NWCG Chair
Template Hospital Liaison Program – Excellent document to use in building your Hospital Liaison Plan
What to Do If You Or an Employee has an Exposure

Family Liaison

Reference Guide Benefits - Identifying Federal Survivor Benefit Programs
CSRS Death Benefits - Booklet
Family Liaison Duties – Immediate, 24 hours, 48 hours, Longterm
Family Liaison Pointers
Family Support Checklist for Fatalities
FERS Death Benefits - Booklet
Fire Terminology and Topography Reference
Family Liaison Roles and Responsibilities – Is this what you want to do?
Gratuity Payments – Great Spreadsheet on LODD Gratuity payments
TSP Death Benefits – Booklet
Initiation of Benefits

Toolkit

Facilitated Learning Guide – Discussion tools
Chiefs Letter Introducing CRP – What CRP means to you and me
Reactions to Crisis and Trauma – Common reactions you may see to crisis and trauma
When a Co-worker Commits Suicide
Stress First Aid