Program & Emergency Management Overviews
FAST stands for
What is the Functional Assessment Service Team?
This person approves your deployment
Who is your supervisor?
The cot-by-cot assessment tool
What is the CMIST?
An unconscious, negative attitude against a specific social group
What is implicit bias?
The checklist used when assisting residents relocating from the shelter
What is the Relocation Checklist?
ICS stands for
What is the Incident Command System?
Items to identify you as a FAST member
What are the FAST vest and badge?
Provides overall supervision of the shelter
Who is the Shelter Manager?
Aids communication using images, icons, and symbols
What is a visual language translator?
A free, 24/7 confidential referral service that connects individuals to resources
What is 211?
SEMS stands for
What is the Standardized Emergency Management System?
Packed with clothes, phone charger, medications, etc.
What is a Go-Bag?
Residents check in/out of the shelter here
What is registration?
Used to track resource request progress, shared with other FAST members and Disaster Health Services
What is the Quick Notes form?
The process of reunification, organizing personal belongings, transportation, etc.
What is transitioning?
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration
What are the ICS roles?
Filled out daily, tracks activities, and required for federal reimbursement
What are timekeeping documents?
Respect shelter staff and fellow residents, no weapons within the shelter, etc.
What are shelter rules?
Excessive blaming, bottled-up emotions, isolation from others, etc.
What are symptoms of compassion fatigue?
Set-up by FEMA during a Presidentially declared disaster
What is a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)?
The five levels of SEMS
What are the Field, Local Government, Operational Area, Regional, and State Levels?
This person deploys FAST members
Who is the FAST/Mass Care Coordinator?
Evaluates the health needs of all shelter residents, provides 24-hour health coverage, etc.
What is Disaster Health Services?
Used to procure items for shelter residents
What is the Resource Request form?
When disaster response ends and shelter staff return to normal work and daily life activities
What is demobilization?