ID
9-508-1196
Name
Shelter Facility Selection Team
Status
Published
Version
1.3
Updated
5/21/2024 3:42:31 PM
Original Release
11/07/2017
Last Major Release
Description
The Shelter Facility Selection Team is a multi-disciplinary team that assesses, evaluates and provides recommendations to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) regarding the use of a particular facility, facilities or other planned shelter locations when traditional structure-based shelters are either inadequate or insufficient to support the affected population
Resource Category
Mass Care Services
Primary Core Capability
Mass Care Services
Secondary Core Capability
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The Shelter Facility Selection Team:
1. Provides technical expertise to assess the suitability of potential short-term or long-term shelter sites, focusing on civil engineering, environmental health, access and functional needs and other life safety considerations
2. Assesses fixed facilities, such as schools, dormitories, recreation or community centers, large vacant stores, convention centers, sports arenas, warehouses and other similar permanent construction facilities
3. Assesses locations for the use of soft-sided facilities for sheltering, such as tents or similar temporary structures
4. Performs comprehensive site surveys of identified facilities and creates detailed specifications for the material, equipment and personnel required to establish and sustain shelter operations, to include:
a. Shelter site design and layout
b. Mass care
c. Environmental
d. Logistical
e. Medical
f. Security
g. Household pet, service and assistance animal care
5. Performs an initial environmental assessment to identify secondary risks, such as flooding, or material safety concerns, such as the presence of asbestos or lead-based paint
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. Before ordering, the requestor should determine if the potential sites for assessment for sheltering are existing structures or a piece of undeveloped land for soft-sided sheltering, or both
3. Order an additional team to manage each project if requestor is developing multiple sites
4. Once the site is fully operational, the team may demobilize or individually incorporate into shelter operations
| Supporting Core Capabilities |
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| None |
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| Component | Notes | |||||||
| Minimum Personnel Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Management And Oversight Personnel Per Team | Not Specified |
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| SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM | Not Specified |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team Member | PPE is mission specific and may vary by working environment; it includes protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposure, eye and ear protection, respirators, gloves and masks |
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| Electronics and Communications Equipment Per Team | Not Specified |
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| Notes |
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| References |
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| Reference |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Access and Functional Needs Advisor |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Civil/Field Engineer |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Evacuation Shelter |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Environmental Health Team Leader |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Fixed Site Security Team Supervisor |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Long-Term Shelter |
| FEMA, NIMS 508: Short-Term Shelter |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Shelter Facilities Support Team Leader |
| FEMA, NIMS 509: Shelter Manager |
| FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017 |
| FEMA, Commonly Used Sheltering Items and Services Listing, August 2011 |
| FEMA, Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters, November 2010 |
| International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)/American Red Cross, Mega-Shelter Planning Guide, October 2010 |
| National Mass Care Council, Shelter Guidance Aid and Shelter Staffing Matrix, October 2010 |
| National Mass Care Council, Multi-Agency Sheltering/Sheltering Support Planning Template, October 2014 |
| US Department of Justice, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Checklist for Emergency Sheltering, July 2007 |
| US Department of Justice, Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, September 2010 |
| Published Versions | ||
| Version | Publish Date | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 5/21/2024 3:42:31 PM | |
| 1.2 | 11/22/2019 3:45:33 PM | |
| 1.1 | 9/28/2018 5:07:44 PM | |
| 1.0 | 11/7/2017 2:45:13 PM | |