Article Out Loud – Interoperability During Mass Casualty Incidents

Full article by Charles Guddemi and Catherine Feinman, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, April 3, 2024. In this featured article, the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency’s statewide interoperability coordinator and the editor of Domestic Preparedness highlight the key takeaways from a 2024 interoperability workshop. During a mass casualty incident, response agencies must be able to communicate in real time. However, lessons learned from incidents have shown that hospitals and other often overlooked “responders” are not always included in interoperability plans.  Listen to what agencies in Washington, DC, are doing to close communication gaps during a mass casualty incident.