In this episode of the Disaster Podcast, hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley are joined by frequent guest Dr. Joe Holley and new guest Troy Mead. Troy is a disaster responder and emergency management professional.

This week, we talk with Troy about his work with recovery and identification of human remains in the disaster setting. He is a member of a DMORT (disaster mortuary response team)which comes in and sets up mobile morgues and field centers for loved ones to help them identify deceased family members lost in a disaster.

This difficult but very necessary job is one that if often overlooked when talking about disaster responses, however, the recovery of the dead in a disaster setting is vital to getting a community back together after a major event like a hurricane, tornado or other disaster.