West Metro Fire Rescue District and Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Association (MFFMA) are please to announce a Funeral Operations School. It is being hosted at Camp Ripley on Friday, March 25, 2022.

The nationally recognized instructors of the Honor Guard Clinics and Schools, LLC are coming to Minnesota to present a Funeral Operations Class. This 1-day class is designed for chief officers and department leadership to be prepared in case of a Public Safety funeral and is open to all Fire, Police, EMS departments.

Students will learn the protocols and needs for the 3 basic types of Public Safety funerals – Retiree, Active Duty & LODD; Protocols for the scene of a LODD incident; Notifications; Family Planning; Department Planning; Honor Guard Planning and the execution of Honor Guard plans and protocols; Planning and operations for multiple LODD events; Planning and operations for public safety suicides; Other topics covered are family liaison, staging, unit line-ups and logistics associated with Public Safety funerals and memorial events.   Students are provided with an overview and checklists for setups and operations at funeral homes, church/chapels as well as graveside services.

Schedule: Friday, March 25 from 0900 to 1700

Specific instructions, location, class details will be sent to class participants prior to the class.

Registration Fees per Person: $100.00 (includes lunch)

Register Early – Enrollment is limited to 100 students.

To learn more about the class and for to register, please see the attached flyer.

Event Flyer: https://mffma.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Funeral_Operations_School_Informational_Flier-2022.pdf

Registration Form: https://mffma.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Funeral_Operations_School_Registration_Form-2022.pdf

NOTE: There is also an Honor Guard Clinic being held this weekend too.