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John Scrivani: NYC Fatality Management
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What happens once someone passes away during the COVID-19 pandemic? To date, close to half a million people have died from the novel coronavirus. In the span of three months, New York City experienced over 35,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 and other unrelated causes, forcing the megacity to undertake the largest domestic fatality management operation in recent history. Director of Safety, Security and Emergency Management for the Virginia Department of Transportation, John Scrivani, shares his experience returning to his hometown to help coordinate the city's transfer and recovery of decedents.
Guest Bio
John Scrivani has been working in the Emergency Response / Management community for over 27 years. John has served as the Deputy State Coordinator for Disaster Services at the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, as the Incident Commander of the New York City Hurricane Sandy Debris Task Force where he was charged with overseeing the removal of all storm related debris in New York City and as New York City Office of Emergency Management Deputy Commissioner of Operations. Scrivani also serves Deputy Director of the Special Operations Division at the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), where he also oversaw operations and safety for the World Trade Center Potential Human Remains Recovery Project and managed the ME Special Operations Response Team. For 14 years, John worked as a member of the NYPD, where he retired as Commanding Officer of the Emergency Services Unit Hazardous Materials-Weapons of Mass Destruction Response Team and Training School. He was also a member of the NYPD elite Emergency Service Unit. John currently serves as the Director of Safety, Security and Emergency Management for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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