Preparedness
SpNS Eligibility
General SpNS
Incident Command System
Safety
100

Trimming trees, clean gutters, check shutters, pick up possible flying debris.

What are things to do to prepare your home?

100

The process used to determine the best place for an individual to shelter during an incident.

What is Triage?

100
  • Hurricanes

  • Floods

  • Tornadoes

  • Massive Power Outage

  • Host County




What types of disaster incidents trigger the opening of a SpNS?

100

The term used to describe the optimal number of people anyone should supervise under ICS.

What is the Span of Control?

100

This is everyone’s responsibility!!

What is SAFETY?

200

This is a written document that tells you and your loved ones what to do during an emergency.

What is a Family Disaster Plan?

200
  • A person with special medical needs.

  • The person’s care exceeds the basic first aid provided at general population shelters.

  • Their impairments or disabilities are medically stable and do not exceed the capacity, staffing and equipment of the special needs shelter to minimize deterioration of his/her pre-event level of health.

What are the basic eligibility criteria a person would need to meet to stay in a special needs shelter?

200

The FIRST and LAST, THING EVERYONE must do EVERY TIME they enter and leave the shelter.

What is Sign in and Sign out of the shelter?

200

This person is responsible for everything that occurs in the shelter.

Who is the Shelter Manager/ Operations Chief?

200
  • - Gloves

  • - Gowns 

  • - Eye protection

  • - Masks

What is Personal Protective Equipment?

300

Flashlight, batteries, radio, paper plates, water, non-perishable food.

What are examples of items for your Home Disaster Kit?

300
  • Assisted Living Facility/ Nursing home Residents.

  • Complex medical conditions.

  • Ventilator dependent persons and person with multiple special needs.

Who is not eligible to stay in a SpNS?

300

Triage, registration, logistics/ storage, nurses station, command area, isolation and morgue.

What are some examples of Operational areas in the shelter?

300

This person is responsible for obtaining all of the supplies and resources used in the shelter.

Who is the Logistics Chief? 

300

Keep pathways clear, mark hazards, clean up spills.

What are things we can do to prevent slips, trips and falls?

400

Canned food, granola bars, peanut butter, dried milk, powdered drink mixes.

What are examples of non-perishable food items?

400

The General Shelter or a Medical facility (Hospital).

Where people who are not eligible for SpNS, go for shelter?

400

7a.m. – 7p.m. and

7p.m. to 7a.m.

What are the usual 12-hour shifts during operation of the shelter?

400

The person in charge of all client care activities that occur in the shelter.

Who is the Medical Manager?

400

The number one thing we can all do to prevent the spread of infection in the shelter.

What is Hand Washing?

500

ID badge, Sleeping bag, extra clothing, book, flashlight, rain gear, snacks.

What are things to take with you to the shelter?

500
  • Someone, who during periods of evacuation or emergency, requires sheltering assistance, due to physical impairment, mental impairment, cognitive impairment, or sensory disabilities.

Who is a“person with special needs”

500

What are the two forms that must be completed for Elder Affairs CARES Discharge Team

What is DH 1990 and Guidance for Receiving Facilities?

What is an Elder Affairs 590?

500
  • Incident Commander

  • Public Information Officer

  • Safety Officer

  • Liaison 

  • Operations, Logistics, Planning, Finance Chiefs

What is the Incident Command and General Staff?

500

This person is responsible for safety in the shelter.

Who is the Safety Officer?

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