EOC Liaison (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Coordinate with jurisdiction and/or State EOC. Agency Liaison (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Maintain a list of assisting and cooperating agencies and agency representatives. Point of contact for agency representatives. Provide NTS status updates to agencies supporting NTS. OPERATIONS SECTION Operations Chief (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Oversee all NTS functional operations including MC, Public Safety/Security, Health & Medical, Reception, and Evacuee Support Services. NTS MC and Dormitory Management (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Oversee all MC operations. Oversee dorm areas. Coordinate with functions for support services (e.g., custodial, resources). Provide evacuee counts to NTS MC Management. Feeding (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Provide food/beverage service support at or to NTS. Public Safety/Security (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Provide appropriate security at NTS. Coordinate with off-site decontamination operations if activated. Monitor overall site safety, including fire safety.
Health & Medical (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Support ongoing health needs of evacuees and staff. Provide resources to support medical sheltering. Create and manage medical unit. Coordinate with Sanitation for vector control. Coordinate with Public Safety/Security and Mental Health Services regarding unaccompanied minors. Coordinate with off-site decontamination operations if activated. Personal Assistance Provision (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Provide personal care giving assistance to evacuees who require it. Support child respite care, child daycare. Assist evacuees with service animals in maintaining their animals (e.g., feeding, walking) if they are unable to do so themselves. Mental Health Services (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Monitor evacuee population and staff for mental health needs. Provide crisis counseling as needed. Refer evacuees with mental health needs beyond the capabilities of an NTS to external resources. Reception (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Welcome, register, and track incoming and outgoing evacuees. Coordinate evacuee tracking with Reception Processing Sites (RPS). Maintain awareness of all individuals entering and exiting NTS.
Coordination with Household Pet Sheltering (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Manage household pet registration and direction to household pet shelter. Coordinate with MC for visitation or care of animals by owners, if applicable. Recovery Services (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Coordinate, organize, and monitor disaster recovery services and, if feasible, an Disaster Recovery Center. PLANNING & INTELLIGENCE SECTION Planning Chief (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Oversee all develop IAP, Situation Planning, Contingency Planning, Documentation, and Demobilization Planning. Oversee personnel and volunteer management through the Resource Unit Brief incoming staff on NTS functions and on roles and responsibilities provided by specific staff. Situation/Contingency Planning Unit (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Collect, process and organize information relating to the growth, mitigation or intelligence activities taking place. Prepare future predictions of growth, maps and intelligence information Documentation Unit (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Responsible for the maintenance of accurate, NTS files. Demobilization Unit (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Develop the NTS Demobilization Plan which includes release priorities and procedures and check out.
Amateur radio operations. As a last resort, runners can be used to relay messages. Communication resources will be requested through the Logistics Management and Resource Support Branch. The NTS Unified Command will apprise the EOC of NTS status, population counts, significant events, and requests for resources. Individual NTS functions will follow their reporting SOPs/structures for reporting information (e.g., public health surveillance, logistics inventory) and may communicate directly with the relevant Branch or Unit in the EOC for technical guidance. NTS Incident Commander will report to the [Jurisdiction’s government lead for MC]. Mass Care Daily Reporting The MC function will report the shelter’s status to the MC Branch once every 12 hours in a Situation Report (SitRep). The MC SitRep will include, at a minimum, the following: Shelter location Number of evacuees sheltered during the reporting period Total number of evacuees sheltered to-date Number of new evacuees during the last 24 hours Meals served in the past 24 hours Summary of critical support needs and concerns, including resource needs for evacuees with disabilities and others with access and functional needs When possible, additional statistical information will be included in the MC SitRep such as a breakdown of age ranges. [If applicable: The Red Cross will break down age ranges as follows: Ages 2 and under, 3-7, 8-12, 13-18, 19-65, and over 65.] All applicable data will be entered into the National Shelter System (NSS), which is the responsibility of the Red Cross. NTS RECEPTION Reception is the component of an evacuation process in individuals within the evacuating population are identified, assessed, tracked, and registered. [Select the site’s name used by the Jurisdiction: Reception sites/ Reception Processing Sites]
Whittier Narrows Earthquake Quick Facts: Whittier Narrows Earthquake Location Epicenter located in Rosemead, CA Date October 1, 1987 Time 7:42am local time Incident/Event Details Magnitude 5.9 earthquake; days later on October 4 a 5.6 aftershock struck. NTS Used Spontaneous open space shelters initiated by the disaster-affected population. Response agencies provided support. Loma Prieta Earthquake Facts: Loma Prieta Earthquake Location Epicenter located in the Cruz Mountains, CA. The earthquake impacted the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Date October 17, 1989 Time 5:04pm time Incident/Event Details Magnitude 6.9 earthquake NTS Models Used Mega-shelter at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA. Spontaneous open space shelters initiated by the disaster-affected population. North Dakota Flooding Quick Facts: North Dakota Flooding Location Minot, ND Date June, 2011 Incident/Event Details Flooding NTS Used Mega-shelter for an extended period of time (5 months) Hurricane Ike – Full Case Study
A. In any disaster shelter, the dormitory (dorm) area is the primary sleeping and living area for evacuees, the place in which they spend the greatest amount of time. As a result, providing a safe and secure environment in dorm areas is a priority in a Non-Traditional Shelter. and Responsibilities Dormitory Supervisor will be in frequent communication and coordination with the NTS Mass Care Director, the NTS Operations Section Chief (Ops Chief), and the Incident Commander. The Operations Section Chief will spend a signification amount of time in the dorm area, and in coordination with the dormitory management group, to maintain situational awareness. Staff for the NTS dormitory areas will include those listed in Table 1 below. Table 1: Dormitory Management Roles and Responsibilities Primary Responsibility Support Responsibility Actions Dormitory (Dorm) Management (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Oversee all dorm operations. Liaise with NTS UC/IC. Communicate staffing to NTS Logistics. Coordinate with other functions for support services (e.g., resources). Coordinate with other functions for support services (e.g., custodial, resources). Brief incoming dorm staff on roles and responsibilities provided by specific staff. Dormitory (Dorm) Support (Responsible positions/ agencies/ departments) (Support agencies/ organizations) Set up dorm of NTS. Collect evacuee data, into database system or provide to NTS UC/IC. Provide information to evacuees regarding other services in an NTS. ANNEX