About the Author

Ray L. Blakeney is the Director of Operations for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma. He is an adjunct faculty member for the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a member of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, National Disaster Medical System. He set up family assistance centers for the Oklahoma City bombing and the 1999 Oklahoma City tornado. As a member of DMORT, he has assisted with the setup and operation of family assistance centers at other mass-fatality incidents.