Prepare and Train for Transportation Accidents

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​​Be ​Prepared

NTSB’s Transportation Disaster Assistance (TDA) Division can help your family assistance response community prepare and have an effective response plan in place following a transportation accident. Our specialists collaborate with representatives involved in family assistance operations from:

  • local, state, tribal and federal government agencies;
  • nongovernmental and private organizations; and
  • transportation industry.

Our goal is to ensure key concepts of family assistance operations are understood and successfully implemented during exercises and responses involving NTSB investigations.

​​Visit the NTSB’s Family Assistance Resources to find information regarding partner organizations and associated family assistance information​.

Take Training 

​TDA also offers training workshops and presentations on family assistance operations after transportation disasters. ​​​If you would like to learn more about specialized TDA training opportunities or the TDA Division’s Family Assistance Operations tri-annual course, please contact us at ​ [email protected].


Updated February 26, 2025 



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