DMORT works closely with the National Transportation and Safety Board and each organization maintains a Interagency Agreement for disaster assistance.

Since the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 (and its subsequent legislation) the NTSB has federally mandated requirements for managing support to family members legal next -of-kin to disaster victims.  Since 1996 the NTSB has fulfilled its role of coordinating resources of state and local authorities, the federal government, and the transportation industry with the NTSB Office of Family Affairs.  In July 2002, the NTSB created the Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance to reflect the broad range of office duties.   

Currently, the Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance coordinates public and private responsibilities in the wake of transportation disasters for all modes of transportation covered by the NTSB. The NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Team stands ready to assist families of victims, communities, governmental agencies, and the transportation industry with support in the form of Family Assistance Centers, forensic services, and inter-agency coordination to manage and recover from transportation disasters.   

The NTSB Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance publishes a listing of resources for mass disaster responders.  Those documents can be found here.