Issue 20 Preparing for and Responding to Mass Casualty Burn Incidents

The articles in this issue can help our stakeholders address challenges associated with planning for and responding to mass casualty burn incidents (MCBIs). One article focuses on the lessons learned since the 2003 Rhode Island Station nightclub fire. Another article highlights ASPR’s National Disaster Medical System’s Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team’s response to the wildfires that ravaged Maui in 2023. We highlight the role of the national Burn Watch Board in highlighting burn bed availability across the Nation, and we feature an article on how ASPR’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is working to research and develop treatments for injuries sustained in an MCBI.