Program Overview
FAST stands for
What is Functional Assessment Service Team
This person approves your deployment
Who is your supervisor
Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies
What is the American Red Cross mission
Check-in with shelter manager, receive assignments, find disability integration & health services
What are actions taken when first arriving at the shelter
The process of reunification, organize personal belongings, transportation, etc.
What is transitioning
SEMS stands for
What is Standardized Emergency Management System
FAST Vest & Badge
What are items to identify you as a FAST volunteer
Registration, Feeding, Sheltering, Dormitory Management, etc.
What are roles/services provided in an ARC shelter
The document used to track resource request 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
NIMS stands for
What is National Incident Management System
Clothes, Phone Charger, Medications, etc.
What are 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
What is 211
The lead partners for FAST volunteers
Who are Disaster Health Services & Mental Health Services
Ways for you to identify conditions of the incident
What are hardship codes
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
Set-up by local government, Opened during non-declared disasters
What is the Local Assistance Center (LAC)
The five levels of SEMS
What are Field, Local Government, Operational Area, Regional, State
This person deploys State FAST Volunteers
Who is the State FAST Coordinator
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 & State
What is the Disaster Recover Center (DRC)