Individuals with related disaster, forensic or mortuary experience may apply for MI-MORT membership by registering on the Michigan Volunteer Registry. For more information on membership see our Membership page.
MI-MORT members are classified, based upon the level of expertise they have achieved through experience and education, in one of the following categories:
| MIMORT Title | Description (primary but not limited) | Minimum Requirement |
| MI-MORT Commander | Disaster Management of Human and Equipment Assets; ME Liaison; MSU Liaison; Scheduling | Mass Fatality Disaster Response Experience; Management and Administrative Experience; |
| Regional Team Leader | Performs Go Team Duties as Back-up to MI-MORT Commander | Mass Fatality Disaster Response Experience; Management and Administrative Experience; |
| Family Assistance Core Team Leader | Supervises Family Assistance Center | Mass Fatality Disaster Response Experience; Management and Administrative Experience; |
| Pathologist, Forensic | Examines recovered remains, details anatomic observations; May serve as section leader for Pathology | Forensic Pathology M.D. or D.O. |
| Pathologist, Non-Forensic, M.D., or D.O. | Examines recovered remains and details anatomic observations under the supervision of a forensic pathologist | M.D. or D.O. without forensic/ postmortem experience |
| Anthropologist, Forensic | Search or examination of bone or fragments; May serve as section leader for scene or morgue Anthropology | Ph.D. with forensic/ postmortem experience |
| Anthropologist, Non-Forensic | Search or examination of bone or fragments under the supervision of a forensic anthropologist | Ph.D. without forensic/ postmortem experience |
| Odontologist, Forensic | Examines dental remains, processes antemortem dental records for ID; May serve as section leader for ante or post mortem Odontology | Licensed Dentist with forensic/ postmortem experience |
| Odontologist, Non-Forensic | Examines dental remains, processes antemortem dental records for ID under the supervision of a forensic odontologist | Licensed Dentist without forensic/ postmortem experience |
| Mental Health Officer | Monitors team member performance and well being | M.D., Ph.D., or Nurse |
| Administrative Officer | Coordinates Administrative and Financial documentation duties with MSU | Administrative and Financial Experience, |
| Chaplain | Pastoral Care of MI-MORT staff | Pastoral Experience |
| IR Computer Specialist | Sets up and troubleshoots network operation and VIP modifications; assists command staff | Programming, IT or MIS Experience, MS Excel power user |
| Medical Investigator | Identification coordinator; Post mortem data entry and VIP searching for possible ID linkages; May perform FAC interviews or contact families for information; May serve as section leader for Identification Center, Medical Investigations, Admitting, Photography, Personal Effects, Body X-Ray, Remains Holding or Storage, Records Management; May assist with pathology, anthropology, odontology, DNA, or scene search sections | Medical Examiner Forensic Investigator or Law Enforcement Death Investigation Detective |
| Mortuary Officer | May serve as section leader for Morgue Operations, Admitting, Personal Effects, Body X-Ray, Embalming, Casketing, Remains Holding or Storage, or Remains Release; May serve as FAC interviewer | Licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer |
| Safety Officer | Monitors proper PPE usage and safety factors in the morgue environment | Chemistry/Bloodborne Background |
| DNA Specialist | May serve as Section Leader for post mortem DNA collection and FAC DNA Section for specimen collection from families. | Laboratory level Forensic DNA Experience |
| Fingerprint Specialist | Obtains print impressions from remains or antemortem specimens; Compares ante and postmortem prints for ID; May serve as section leader for ante or post mortem Fingerprint sections. | Postmortem Fingerprint Experience or Latent Print Analyst |
| Forensic Specialist | Assists DNA, pathology, anthropology, odontology, photography, or personal effects sections; May serve as section leader for Photography or Personal Effects | Laboratory level Forensic Experience: Toxicology, Chemistry, Firearms, etc. |
| DPMU Team | Equipment managers and logistics coordinators | Administrative and Mechanical Aptitude Experience |
| Evidence Specialist | Scene search and recovery; Assists photography, personal effects, pathology (as scribe), anthropology (as scribe), odontology (as scribe), or DNA sections; May serve as section leader for Disaster Site Center or Transport, Remains Holding, Photography, Personal Effects, or Remains Storage. | Crime Scene Technician Experience |
| Autopsy Technician | Assists pathology, anthropology, odontology, or DNA sections; May serve as section leader for Body X-Ray | Medical Examiner Morgue Autopsy or X-Ray Experience |
| IR Data Entry | Performs data entry; Helps in any other clerical capacity | Data Entry, Windows, and MS Office Proficiency |
| FAC Specialist | Interviews families for gathering VIP information on missing persons; Performs data entry of ante mortem information | Training in FAC (non-Funeral Director Level) |
| Photographer | Takes photographs at any of the several morgue stations or at disaster site | Forensic Photography Experience |
| Administrative Specialist | Helps in any clerical capacity including data entry, records clerk, or morgue scribe | Clerical skills with basic computer skills |
| Dental Assistant | Assist odontologists at table or in clerical capacity, or serve as body escort or scribe | Dental Hygienist or Assistant |
| Mortuary Assistant | Body escort, scribe, body storage handling | Volunteers not otherwise defined |
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