ID
1-508-1226
Name
Animal Sheltering Team - Animal-Only Shelter
Status
Published
Version
1.10
Updated
5/20/2024 1:17:52 PM
Original Release
06/19/2018
Last Major Release
Description
The Animal Sheltering Team – Animal-Only Shelter manages the oversight, setup, operations, communication and demobilization of a temporary animal shelter. The team provides a safe and protected environment for displaced animal populations and meets their basic needs
Resource Category
Animal Emergency Response
Primary Core Capability
Mass Care Services
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The Animal Sheltering Team – Animal-Only Shelter:
1. Establishes and manages a temporary shelter for the safe and humane handling, care/husbandry and housing of one of the following animal populations:
a. Companion animals, including pets, service animals and assistance animals
b. Livestock, including food or fiber animals and domesticated equine species
2. Meets animals' basic welfare needs
3. Ensures animal identification, tracking, reunification and reporting
4. Coordinates with incident command; coordinates all facets of the animal response and intersecting components of the human response
5. Maintains safety, biosecurity and sanitation of the facility and equipment
6. Provides facility security
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation and meals, prior to deployment
2. Requestor may order any combination of Veterinarian, Veterinary Assistant and Veterinary Medical Team to support this team’s activities, if necessary
3. Requestor may order a Shelter Facilities Support Team Leader to support shelter operations, if necessary
4. In an animal-only shelter, shelter staff provide full care of animals, which may be either stray (owner unknown) or temporarily away from their owners
5. Though owners may visit, they do not provide daily animal care
6. Average ordering ratio for Animal Care and Handling Specialists is one person to 15 animals; this ratio varies by species and shelter conditions
7. Requestor considers sheltering requirements for animals that are not medically or behaviorally suited for congregate sheltering
8. Requestor considers species-specific management needs
| Supporting Core Capabilities |
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| None |
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| Minimum Personnel Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Management And Oversight Personnel Per Team | 1. Order one or more NIMS Type 1 Animal Emergency Response Shelter Manager if shelter planning, site selection, design and setup are necessary to establish shelter 2. Animal Emergency Response Team Leaders provide technical expertise for operations, planning, logistics, safety, finance and administration of shelter operations 3. Order additional Animal Emergency Response Team Leaders as appropriate based on scope and scale of shelter operations 4. The Administrative Support position is not a NIMS-typed position |
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| SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | Order additional Animal Care and Handling Specialists and Animal Intake and Reunification Specialists as appropriate based on scope and scale of shelter operations; for example: 1. To help with animal intake as shelter opens 2. If operating hours exceed 12 hours per day 3. If number of animals in shelter exceeds 500 |
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| Sheltering Capacity Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Sheltering Location Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Sheltering Equipment Per Team | 1. Team procures consumable animal supplies (food, litter, etc.) continually while shelter remains in operation. 2. Requestor specifies additional necessary equipment, including laptops, digital cameras, universal microchip scanners, intake forms, identification collars, or others. |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team Member | PPE is mission specific and may vary by work environment; it includes protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposure, eye and ear protection, respirators, gloves and masks |
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| Communications Equipment Per Team Member | Not Specified |
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| Notes |
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| References |
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| Reference |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Animal Emergency Response Team Leader |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Animal Emergency Response Shelter Manager |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Animal Care and Handling Specialist |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Animal Intake and Reunification Specialist |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Veterinarian |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Veterinary Assistant |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Veterinary Medical Team |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Shelter Facilities Support Team Leader |
| FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
| National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP) Emergency Animal Sheltering Best Practices, September 2014 |
| Published Versions | ||
| Version | Publish Date | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1.10 | 5/20/2024 1:17:52 PM | |
| 1.9 | 5/16/2024 2:15:45 PM | |
| 1.8 | 4/24/2024 3:18:32 PM | |
| 1.7 | 11/15/2019 10:25:18 AM | |
| 1.6 | 11/14/2019 11:17:06 AM | |
| 1.5 | 9/28/2018 5:08:30 PM | |
| 1.4 | 6/19/2018 11:48:59 AM | |
| 1.3 | 6/19/2018 9:49:44 AM | |
| 1.2 | 6/18/2018 11:50:51 PM | |
| 1.1 | 6/18/2018 11:50:14 PM | |
| 1.0 | 6/18/2018 11:49:37 PM | |