SpNS
A school on the west side of Volusia County DOH has used as a SpNS for several years.
What is Galaxy Middle School?
This is the weather service we should use when monitoring the weather.
What is the National Weather Service.
This acronym is means: Special Needs Shelter.
What is SpNS
An item to remember to help keep your phone in working order while at the SpNS.
What is a phone charger.
The best way to get clarification on an Everbridge notice or an issue related to reporting for duty.
What is calling the Employee Hotline.
This is how we track clients that come to the SpNS.
What is the State Special Needs Registry.
When DOH-Volusia closes normal operations in preparation for an emergency, staff should take the time to.
Secure their personal property and families and get their GO-KIT ready.
These devices are how we communicate with each other while in the Shelter.
What are radios.
An item that all staff are encouraged to bring to maintain personal hydration.
What is fillable water bottle or bottled water
This is the first thing you should do when you get to the SpNS.
What is sign in.
Someone who during periods of evacuation or emergency, requires sheltering due to physical and/or cognitive impairments, or who is dependent on electricity or oxygen.
What is a person "with special needs".
Annually all staff should be reviewing these documents in preparation for shelter duties.
What are the shelter assignments and job action sheets?
This system is how we get our mass-messaging out to Staff.
What is Everbridge?
These items are important items to have in your Go-Kit for use when trying to sleep at the SpNS.
What are ear plugs and eye covers.
These light blue shirts are issued to employees in both long and short sleeve options so that when worn during emergency duty, other agencies including law enforcement recognize us as representatives Florida Department of Health.
What are "Staff Identifiers."
This FEMA Form is how you log all of your activities while working the SpNS.
What is a 214 Form.
This is what we collect and communicate to the ESF8 (State Emergency Support Functions) Health and Medical Desk.
What are Daily Census Report numbers.
This short meeting is how each shift receives information during activation.
What is a Briefing.
A very important part of staying prepared during storm season, specific to your vehicle.
What is, keep at least a half of tank of gas.
This is how we assess the needs of the SpNS clients continuously while at the shelter.
What is triage.
This is what we do IMMEDIATLY after we check all the Clients into the SpNS.
What is Discharge Planning.
Without this tiny piece of equipment, O2 tanks will not work.
What is a O2 washer or gasket.
This system was designed by local, state and federal fire protection agencies to improve the ability of the agencies to manage emergencies.
What is he Incident Command System (ICS).
The number one item all staff should pack when going to a SpNS.
What is Patience.
This is the number one priority for all staff while working in the shelter.
To be safe.