Emergency Planning Resources - Portable Morgue

Plan Ahead for Surge Capacity with Confidence

In times of crisis, rapid and respectful response is essential. This resource hub is designed specifically for emergency planning professionals seeking practical, scalable solutions for decedent storage during mass fatality events.

Whether preparing for natural disasters, pandemics, or infrastructure failures, the AirCool offers a dignified and deployable alternative to traditional morgue trailers.

Explore key guidance, technical specifications, case studies, and deployment checklists to support your surge capacity planning.

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The AirCool mobile mortuary offers flexible body storage solutions for hospital overflow, funeral directors, military mortuary affair teams, emergency services, new mortuary installations, and mass fatality events.

Available for purchase or rent, it features lightweight, thermally efficient insulation, ensuring it stays cool in the most demanding environments.

The refrigeration unit is on wheels, allowing the entire system to be quickly assembled and dismantled.

Benefits of the AirCool

  • Quick to deploy mortuary solution the storage of deceased
  • Fast to set up and easy to move, extend or remove to store
  • Includes Flexmort's portable body storage racking and high-density lightweight body boards with straps
  • Large clear A4 pocket wallets for deceased identification documents on every level
  • Bottom rack raised from the floor to enable the use of standard mortuary trolleys
  • Insulation compliant with applicable fire regulations
  • Runs from standard 13 amp socket (USA: 110-120V (60 Hz), 15 amp type B socket (grounded))
  • Compatible with mains power or a generator (5kW+ with AVR)
  • Rollers on every level for ease
  • Built to withstand challenging environments, while offering consistent temperatures between 34 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degree celsius).
  • Bariatric version available.
  • Bespoke designs available
Constructing the AirCool

Preparing for Winter Surge Pressures: COVID, Flu & Seasonal Mortality

Prepare for winter COVID and flu surges with Flexmort’s AirCool and CadSeal. Increase capacity, improve safety, and stay ahead as a funeral director.

Dealing With Ebola-Contaminated Deceased Bodies: Safe Handling, Storage & Best Practice

Dealing with the deceased who are contaminated with Ebola presents a range of challenges. Find how Flexmort products can help.

Flexmort Access System for Care Oversight

Discover how the Flexmort Access system supports supervision and safeguarding of postmortem care across hospitals, hospices, and funeral providers in line with the Fuller Inquiry Phase Two recommendations.

A Smarter, Scalable Solution for Temporary Mortuary Storage

While trailers have been a go-to solution for mass fatality management in the past, they’re not always the right fit. From limited space to high operational costs, traditional refrigerated trailers have their drawbacks. When morgues exceed capacity by 26-50%, facilities need fast, effective decedent storage solutions. The Flexmort AirCool provides portable, scalable cooling, allowing hospitals, emergency planners, and mortuary…

Why Tier 2 Surge Capacity Is the Missing Link in Disaster Response Planning

Emergency planners are familiar with everyday (Tier 1) and catastrophic (Tier 3) storage scenarios. But what about the middle ground? those unexpected, regionally significant events that don’t require full-scale trailer deployment, but quickly overwhelm local resources? View and Download our Tier 2 Surge Capacity Planning Checklist Need help planning for Tier 2 surge events? Contact…

Why Speed Matters in Emergency Mortuary Response

In the critical moments following a natural disaster or mass casualty event, every hour counts. Delays in temporary mortuary storage can lead to severe logistical, emotional, and public health consequences. For emergency response teams, fast and efficient deployment isn’t just a goal, it’s a necessity. The Real Impact of Delays When decedent care is delayed,…

Emergency Mortuary Cooling for Natural Disasters

Let’s talk Natural Disasters and Surge Morgue Capacity Are You Prepared? When a natural disaster strikes, emergency planners are faced with an overwhelming number of urgent challenges. From coordinating rescue efforts to securing critical infrastructure. But one crucial aspect that can be overlooked is how to manage fatalities in a dignified, efficient, and scalable manner.…

Is Your Team Prepared for the Next Contagious Outbreak?

A Smarter, Scalable Solution for Crisis Planning The Flexmort AirCool is an innovative, cost-effective alternative to traditional morgue trailers, providing hospitals and emergency responders with Tier 2 surge capacity before resorting to large, external options that can compromise the deceaseds dignity, and pose manual lifting hazards to staff. Designed with ease in my mind, the Flexmort AirCool can…

Can you care for the deceased with dignity in an MFI?

Caring doesn’t stop when life ends Written by Steve Huggins, Flexmort Commercial Director What is a mass fatality incident? An event where the number of fatalities exceeds the capacity of local resources. This is based upon available resources against number of fatalities. If this occurred at rural location, it may be a very small number…

Instantly Increase Morgue Capacity with AirCool

Hospital preparedness teams should incorporate the Flexmort AirCool as their first-line response for increasing morgue capacity in Tier 1 and Tier 2 emergency planning. Unlike morgue trailers, which are often seen as undignified and pose manual handling risks, the AirCool is a safer, more respectful solution than some trailers. Designed racking with rollers on every level, it allows for efficient body storage without the heavy lifting required by trailers.

Instantly Increase Morgue Capacity with AirCool

Hospital preparedness teams should incorporate the Flexmort AirCool as their first-line response for increasing morgue capacity in Tier 1 and Tier 2 emergency planning. Unlike morgue trailers, which are often seen as undignified and pose manual handling risks, the AirCool is a safer, more respectful solution than some trailers. Designed racking with rollers on every level, it allows for efficient body storage without the heavy lifting required by trailers.

In a Mass Fatality Incident (MFI), the AirCool can be deployed immediately, expanding a hospital’s morgue by at least 12 additional spaces indoors, maintaining privacy and security. This rapid response is independent of state or regional support, ensuring hospitals can act without waiting for external resources. While some hospital emergency plans claim trailers can be delivered within 24 hours, their availability during multi-state emergencies is uncertain. If multiple states require trailers simultaneously, delays and significant costs are inevitable.

The AirCool is a compact, portable, and cost-effective solution, offering hospitals a practical first step in managing surge capacity. When an MFI escalates to extreme levels, morgue trailers may become necessary, but not every MFI involves dozens of fatalities. Many incidents result in 5-6 deaths, which can still overwhelm a hospital morgue.

It’s time for hospitals across the United States to rethink their approach and move away from relying on morgue trailers as the first response. The AirCool provides immediate, dignified, and efficient morgue capacity expansion, ensuring hospitals can manage the early stages of a crisis effectively. Contact our team today to learn more about this dignified and cost saving alternative: info@flexmort.com

Large Temporary Decedent Refrigeration

The AirCool pop-up mortuary storage is available in multiples of 4 (i.e. AirCool 4, AirCool 8, AirCool 12, AirCool 16, AirCool 24).

This can provide mobile mortuary storage for a higher number of deceased.

It is also worth noting that although it is described as a temporary mortuary, it can easily be used as long-term mortuary refrigeration.

We also supply a range of cooling systems so that the AirCool meets the specific demands of the environment.

The AirCool Extreme allows the AirCool system to operate at 5°C even in temperatures up to 40°C.

AirCool temporary mortuary storage in use by military

Special Mortuary Affairs Requirements

We can work with you if you have any special requirements.

We have recently worked with the MoD field hospitals and designed a system large enough to hold the deceased with full-body armour. This model has a NATO number 9930-99-671-2467.

We can also supply a bariatric version with sturdy free-standing racking using stainless steel trays.

This is supplied with our standard insulation and free-standing chiller.

Service, Repairs and Maintenance. Servicing AirCool

Servicing the AirCool

We offer full service and support options for the AirCool. We want to help you get the most out of this important resource and ensure your AirCool always remains ready for use when you need it.

Our services are carried out by accredited refrigeration engineers experienced in the AirCool system.

  • Planned preventative maintenance
  • Reactive maintenance, repairs and breakdowns
  • Extended warranty and PPM plans available
  • Discounts available for multi-year plans

Constructing the AirCool

The AirCool is easy to build, as this video demonstrates.

In just a few simple stages, you can have your AirCool up and running within minutes. Full training will be supplied by our team should you need it but we also supply a comprehensive instruction manual.

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Deconstructing the AirCool

The AirCool is straight forward to dismantle, as this video demonstrates.

Full training will be supplied by our team should you need it but we also supply a comprehensive instruction manual.

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AirCool Testimonials

Lyn Anderson

Watford General Hospital

We have a range of Flexmort equipment and opted for Flexmort's Aircool system as it is easy to assemble, has large A4 pockets to hold body identification documents and fully rollered racking.

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