After 111,000 in Mass Graves Funeral Industry to US “Let us in Haiti”-YourFuneralGuy

NFDA had no immediate response to Haiti Earthquake

With 111,000 to 200,000 in  Mass Graves in Haiti the US Funeral Industry is reeling from their initial wait and see response.

Some of the Leading Funeral Industry Organizations have gotten together  ask the US Federal Government to let Funeral Directors into Haiti.

This after Funeral Directors refused  an immediate response. It is  signifcant that there was not a Good Samaritan immediate response.

You see the effects of a  lack of immediate response in

Help Wanted Funeral Directors in Haiti Quake:Photo Makes You Cry

and

National Funeral Directors Association: Not a Good Samaritan For Haiti(photo)

Here is a Snippet from the  latest statements from the National Funeral Directors Association(NFDA) on this matter.

“The members of NFDA, NFD&MA, CANA, CFSA and MBNA call on those in the federal government who are leading this country’s response in Haiti to take swift action by urging the Haitian government to allow the funeral service, memorialization and mass-casualty response communities in the United States and around the world to assist with the respectful and dignified treatment of those who died in the earthquake.”

NFDA-National Funeral Directors Association

NFD&MA -National Funeral Directors and Mortician Association

CANA- Cremation Association Of North America

CFSA- Casket and Funeral Supply Association

MBNA- Monument Builders of North America.

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NFDA logo from connecting directors.com

US State Department said No help For Haiti Dead, US Funeral Directors contradict Fox-YourFuneralGuy

Mass Grave In Haiti -Photo Credit Dominic Narr

Last Thursday a State Department Official told Fox News that their position was “no help for The Haiti Dead.” The National Funeral Directors Association Last week said “No we are Not Giving  Immediate help with Haiti Dead”

THE US NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REFUSING “GOOD SAMARITAN STATUS “FOR HAITI IN THE CARE FOR THEIR EARTHQUAKE DEAD

There is a long statement at ConnectingDirectors.com from the NFDA

The Haitian government has taken control of the mortuary response in Haiti and has not asked for or authorized assistance from any government or private organization. NFDA expressed outrage and concern to federal officials about media reports of how the Haitian government is handling the large number of casualties.

o The federal government and mass-fatality response community share NFDA’s concern and displeasure and are working to communicate this to Haitian officials.via ConnectingDirectors.com

In spite of early refusals to help with the HAITI EARTHQUKE dead from the NFDA and The US State Department, Mass Burials and the sad treatment of the dead are solely a Haitian Government Problem!

Now as the horror of mass graves and burials has been shown to the world, The government of Haiti is the problem.

If the Haitian Government was told no help for the dead by the US State Department and US Funeral Directors,  Were they wrong in Picking up the dead with dump trucks and doing the best they can? They are the one’s doing the deed so they shoulder some responsibility.

But, if that is all the  the resources they have, and they were told no help is on the way………..

As I have stated at this blog all three The Haitian Government, The US State Department (and  USAID) as well as the US National Funeral Directors Association All share responsibility for the Horrible Mass Burials  and Mass Graves in Haiti.

The NFDA and maybe the Federal Government are truly backpedaling, which is pretty normal for the named parties.

Here is the statement From Fox News that contradicts what The US National Funeral Directors Association Said above about the  NFDA &Federal Government wanting to help

The U.S. Agency for International Development……… told FoxNews.com that the grisly task of body identification and burial rests in the hands of Haitian authorities.

“USAID traditionally has nothing to do with that,” spokeswoman Gina Jackson said in an interview Thursday, adding that the agency remains focused on rescue efforts — not recovery — as it digs through the rubble for survivors.

“If there are morgues in existence right now, they’re being constructed by the Haitians — not us,” she said. “That’s not traditionally our role.”

No community anywhere in the world is prepared for thousands and thousands of fatalities,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told FoxNews.com on Thursday-www.foxnews.com

Finger pointing is “Not Becoming of any Organization ” especially the National Funeral Directors Asssociation who is suppose to lead the way with respect for the dead. The blame game is quite common at the US State Department, located at foggy bottom in Washington DC.

United States Funeral Directors pride themselves  on always being willing to help immediately when someome dies.But this was not the case when they received the FIRST CALL from Haiti!

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Now Batesville Casket Co could send their  unsold caskets? Probably Not.

FYI: First Call is  Funeral Industry Jargon-Funeral Directors reading this blog should be ashamed of the NFDA, National Funeral Directors Association

Haiti Earthquake Aftermath: Dump truck dumping dirt, human remains and debris in Mass Grave

Photo Credit Mass Grave From WSJ online.

NFDA logo via ConnectingDirectors.com

Haiti Earthquake Mass Grave dump truck image source Mass Grave-Photo source: JONATHAN TORGOVNIK/ FOR CNN via http://sostandout.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/haiti-earthquake-victims-placed-in-mass-graves/

Mass Burials Continue in Haiti-YourFuneralGuy

Mass Burials are continuing in Haiti. The tragedy continues. The President of that poor nation has stated that at least 7,000 people have been buried in  Mass  Burials and Graves. The number is probably a lot higher.

Click Here to see a video on mass burials in Haiti

Click Hereto view a Desperate Funeral in Haiti

The race to bring  food and water to the living may soon be overshadowed by the race to get the dead into the ground. This will prevent the spread of the most deadly diseases.

Poor neighborhood in Haiti from Flickr.com

The National Funeral Directors Association and the United States Government could have come together and provided assistance in burying the dead. Sadly the United States Funeral Directors through the   The National Funeral Directors Association refused a much needed immediate response.

Mass burials continued in Haiti for a second straight day today as the devastation continues, three days after a 7.0 earthquake.

Yesterday, the Haitian president Rene Preval reported that 7,000 people had been buried in mass graves.

From all indication that figure has gone up significantly, but no precise numbers have been provided.

It’s a situation that is expected to continue in Haiti over the next few days as rescue workers rush against time to prevent widespread infections from the bodies still on the streets.

Dumper trucks and front-end loaders are being used to help with the mass burials.

via go-jamaica.com

Sadly the second decade of the 21st century has begun with a terrible Haitian Earthquake that involves mass burials.

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