SpNS
This school on the west side of the County has been 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.
This is the best way to stay in the "know" when it comes to SpNS.
What is Training and Asking Questions.
This State system is how we track the 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.
A fillable water bottle or bottled water
This is the first thing you should do when you get to the SpNS.
Someone who during periods of evacuation or emergency, requires sheltering due to physical impairment, cognitive impairment, electric dependent, or O2 dependent.
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?
An item (s) that is important when trying to sleep at the SpNS.
What are ear plugs and eye covers.
This Annex from the EOP (Emergency Operations Plan) is the one that we use when we open a shelter.
What is the SpNS Annex 3.
This FEMA Form is how you will log all of your activities while working the SpNS.
What is a 214 Form.
What are Daily Census Report Numbers.
This short meeting is how each shift will receive information during activation.
What is a Briefing.
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.
We use this System in our Shelter for Communication.
What is he Incident Command System (ICS).
ICS was designed by local, State, and Federal fire protection agencies to improve the ability of the agencies to manage emergencies.
The number one item all staff should pack.
What is Patience.
This is the number one priority for all Staff while sheltering.