Program Overview
FAST stands for
What is Functional Assessment Service Team
This person approves your deployment
Who is your Supervisor or Unit Coordinator
Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies
What is the American Red Cross
Check-In with shelter manager, receive assignments, find disability integration & health services
What are the actions taken when 1st arriving at the shelter
The process of reunification, organize person belongings, transportation, etc.
What is transitioning
WEM stands for
What is Wisconsin Emergency Management
FAST Vest & Badge
What are the items to identify you as a FAST volunteer
Registration, Feeding, Sheltering, Dormitory Management, etc.
What are the roles/services provided in an ARC shelter
The document used to track resource requests progress & used to brief next shift
What is the Quick Notes form
The document to reference as you assist shelter clients move from the shelter
What is the Relocation Checklist
ICS stands for
What is Incident Command System
Clothes, Phone, Charger, Medications, etc.
What are the items in a Go Bag
Provides overall supervision of the shelter
Who is the Shelter Manager
Designed to help disaster workers bridge language barriers
What are Visual Language Translator boards
Resource with local representatives who can refer individuals to needed services
What is 211
NIMS stands for
What is National Incident Management System
An electronic registry for volunteer health professionals
What is WEAVR
The cot-by-cot assessment tool
What is the CMIST
Excessive blaming, bottled up emotions, isolation from others, difficulty concentrating, etc.
What are symptoms of compassion fatigue
The document that assist FAST members with organizing paperwork, returning equipment, time sheets and quick notes
What is the Demobilization Checklist
Home Rule is defined as
What is a delegation of power from the state to its political subdivisions (including counties, municipalities, towns, townships or villages).
Ways for you to identify conditions of the incident
What are hardship codes
Evaluates the health needs of all shelter residents, manages FAST resource requests
What is Disaster Health Services
Use "people first" language, don't touch mobility or medical equipment, speak directly to the person, etc.
What are successful ways to interact with people with disabilities
Set-up in Presidentially declared disaster, overseen by FEMA and State
What is the Disaster Recover Center (DRC)