Funeral Home Coordinator

I.    The Funeral Home Coordinator duties include the primary responsibility of coordinating with the funeral director and fulfillment of the family's wishes where the funeral director is involved.  Additional duties include (Determine the following from the Event Coordinator and Family Liaison at the coordination meeting):

    A.    The tentative schedule of events and the length of time the mourning
            and burial process will involve.
    B.    Fire Department vehicles which will be used as caissons or flower
            vehicles.  Should they not be used, Funeral Coordinator must make
            arrangements for conventional methods.
    C.    Transportation for the immediate family from the funeral home to
            the cemetery.
    D.    Establish an Honor Guard schedule at the funeral home for the
            deceased (casket guard, ushers).  Honor Guard should be made
            up of firefighters in the appropriate uniforms.  Coordinate any
            formal walk through of uniformed personnel during the period
            of viewing with the agencies and funeral director (This includes
            seating arrangements).
    E.    Coordinate any services for uniformed personnel with specific
            instructions as to where to gather.
    F.    Develop a schedule for uniformed personnel the day of the funeral
            for coordination at the funeral home.  This includes:
            1)    Arrival time of uniformed personnel with specific instructions
                    as to where to gather.
            2)    Briefing and development of formations that will be used
                    when the casket is removed.
            3)    Briefing of proper protocols for entering and leaving funeral
                    home as stated under Military Standards.
    G.    Coordinate vehicle staging with Procession Coordinator,
            including arrangements for F.D. vehicles to be used.
    H.    Obtain clothing that the deceased will wear during viewing
            from Family Liaison Coordinator and deliver to funeral director.
    I.    Obtain white gloves for pall bearers.
    J.    Obtain floor plan and grounds.
    K.    Medical Personnel