emergency sheltering
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EMERGENCY SHELTERING. FIRST ON THE SCENE …. Sheltering. To provide safe and secure environment for persons displaced due to a disaster. May be short or long term. Part of the initial response to a disaster. American Red Cross’s Role in Sheltering. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Sheltering
• To provide safe and secure environment for persons displaced due to a disaster.
• May be short or long term.
• Part of the initial response to a disaster.
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American Red Cross’s Role in
Sheltering• Co-lead of ESF-6, Mass Care Sheltering, with FEMA. FEMA/ARC MOA
• ARC has MOU’s with many cities, school districts, vendors, partner organizations. Both nationally, and locally.
• Works with other organizations to provide for emergency sheltering needs (i.e. Salvation Army, Southern Baptist Convention, Disaster Children’s Services, etc.)
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American Red Cross’s Role in
Sheltering
• Coordinates closely with local government first responders (i.e. Fire and Law Enforcement, etc.).
• Local Red Cross chapters provide mutual aid to each other during larger disasters.
•National Red Cross also supports chapters during major disasters. Disaster Operations Center (DOC)
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National Shelter System (NSS)
• National database of emergency shelter locations.
• Includes site-specific information on each shelter location.
• This is the official Red Cross Shelter Information for all Active shelters.
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Basic Shelter/Mass Care Terminology
• Shelters
• Evacuation Centers
• Warming/Cooling Centers
• Charging Centers
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Shelters
• A “Shelter” is safe place for people affected by a disaster to stay after being evacuated from their homes.
• Shelters provide overnight lodging, meals, etc.
• Provide shelter to all members of the evacuated community, including persons with Access and Functional Needs.
•Usually opened in a school or city government site.
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Shelters• Include the following support functions, besides lodging:
• Disaster Health Services• Medication replacement, when applicable• Support basic medical needs
• Disaster Mental Health Services
• Communications• Can provide emergency communications
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Feeding
• In shelters: • Provide 3 meals per day• Strive to offer culturally diverse meals whenever possible.
• In shelters and Evacuation Centers:• Provide snacks and fluids
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“Evacuation Centers”
• An “Evacuation Center” is similar to a “Shelter”.
• It provides a temporary safe location for evacuees to stay while an immediate threat is mitigated.
• Usually opened for a matter of hours, and not overnight.
• Can accommodate more people than shelter.
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Other Centers
• Warming/Cooling Centers• Not a Red Cross shelter, but may be supported by the Red Cross.
• Usually part of a local government’s “Extreme Weather” plan.
• Provides immediate warmth or cooling for people when temperatures reach a certain trigger point, for a certain length of time.
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Other Centers• Charging Centers
• Possible future type of center.
• Issue came from the recent widespread windstorms/power outages.
• New media and smartphone usage.
• Not a Red Cross shelter, but may be supported by the Red Cross.
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Safe and Well
• Allows Shelter clients to leave a message for loved ones.• Use www.redcross.org
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“ERV’s”• ERV’s are multi-use vehicles that are used for mobile feeding primarily.
• They can give out thousands of meals a day.
• Meals are prepared at another site (i.e. local vendor, mobile disaster kitchen, etc.). Loaded in Cambros for delivery.
• The ERV’s pick up the food and deliver it to where the clients are located (Shelter, disaster site, etc.)
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“Training”• Standardized training offered to all Red Cross volunteers in Shelter Operations, Mobile Feeding, etc., nationwide.
• Ready When the Time Comes – Offers shelter operations training to corporate employees. They act as a force-multiplier during a major disaster.
• Partner Training- Red Cross trains government employees to be shelter workers during a major disaster.
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“Disaster Dispatch”
• 24 Hour System that dispatches Red Cross resources, nationwide.
• One 24-hour emergency contact phone number:
855 891-7325
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Questions?
Ian WhyteEmergency Services Officer/COOGreater Long Beach/Rio Hondo ChaptersAmerican Red Cross