General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning

General Population Sheltering

2011 Hurricane Season Planning

Each year, the need to increase the number of hurricane

evacuation shelters becomes more critical as coastal

communities continue to grow and thousands of

evacuees seek a place of safety in sheltering jurisdictions

across Texas.

General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning

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Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data)

SOUTH EAST TEXAS EVACUATION AREA

Evacuating County County Population Evacuation Estimates

50% of County PopulationShelter Space Estimates

15% Evacuation

Orange 81,837 40,919 6,138

Jefferson 252,273 126,137 18,920

Chambers 35,096 17,548 2,632

Newton 14,445 7,223 1,083

Jasper 35,710 17,855 2,678

Hardin 54,635 27,318 4,098

TOTALS 473,996 236,998 35,5503


HOUSTON-GALVESTON EVACUATION AREA



15% Evacuation

Galveston 291,309 145,655 21,848

HarrisRisk Area Only 891,066 445,533 66,830

Brazoria 313,166 156,583 23,487

Liberty 75,643 37,822 5,673

TOTALS 1,571,184 785,592 117,839

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MATAGORDA EVACUATION AREA



15% Evacuation

Matagorda 36,702 18,351 2,753

Calhoun 21,381 10,691 1,604

Jackson 14,075 7,038 1,056

Victoria 86,793 43,397 6,509

TOTALS 158,951 79,477 11,921

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COASTAL BEND EVACUATION AREA



15% Evacuation

Refugio 7,383 3691 554

Aransas 23,158 11,579 1,737

San Patricio 64,804 32,402 4,860

Nueces 340,223 170,112 25,517

Kleberg 32,061 16,031 2,405

Kenedy 416 208 31

TOTALS 468,045 234,023 35,103


VALLEY EVACUATION AREA


50% of County PopulationEstimates

Bus Evacuations

Willacy 22,134 1,660 2,400

Cameron 406,220 30,467 76,000

Hidalgo 774,769 58,108 15,000

TOTALS 1,203,123 90,234 93,400

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To meet the mass care needs of evacuating communities,

the State of Texas Hurricane Shelter Plan was developed

with the support of local jurisdictions and includes a

statewide network of Shelter Hubs and Point to Point

Sheltering communities.

The State Hurricane Shelter Plan provides an organized

approach to shelter coastal evacuees in inland sheltering

communities located along state evacuation routes.

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Shelter Hub defined…

A pre-designated city that provides evacuees the

security of a safe-haven in a metropolitan area that has

adequate infrastructure with commercial resources and

services to provide individual sheltering in hotels or

congregate sheltering in public facilities to support

massive coastal evacuations. Shelter Hubs are designed

for general population, self-evacuating individuals.


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Requests for Shelter Hub activation will come from the State Operations Center and coordinated with local jurisdictions.

Requests for Shelter Hub activation will be confirmed on a 213 RR.

Hurricane severity and forecasted track will determine which Shelter Hubs are activated.

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State Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Hubs 2011


Point to Point Shelters…

PTP shelters are coordinated through an agreement between

an evacuating jurisdiction and a sheltering jurisdiction.

PTP shelters are pre-identified and reserved for evacuees

traveling on state or local transportation.

PTP Shelters locations are not announced to the general

public that are self-evacuating in private vehicles.

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The Mass Care ESF is intended to supplement the State

of Texas Emergency Management Plan with mass care

operations through coordination with state agencies,

voluntary organizations and private sector partners in

order to respond to a disaster event or catastrophic

incident.


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Mass Care defined…

meeting basic human needs by providing resources and

support services to include shelter, food, water, clothes,

medical care, crisis counseling, emotional and spiritual care

and other essential life supporting requirements as necessary

to meet the immediate needs of disaster survivors or

emergency response workers.

This definition will now change to reflect FNSS guidance.14

Red Cross General Population Shelters

Regional Grouping

Pre Landfall Sheltering

Requirement - Spaces 20'

Shelter Spaces

Available Pre-landfall

Number of Shelters open

pre-landfall

Pre-landfall Shortage/

Excess (-/+) Notes

Coastal Bend 2400 6000 25 3600

Dependant on levee issue

resolving before a hurricane

Greater Houston 14330 14330 56 0

Smith County 8355 7255 51 -1100

Dallas Area 6160 6160 30 0

Chisholm Trail 1600 15 1600

Heart of TX 3500 3500 30 0

Central TX 25000 25000 75 0

San Antonio Area 15000 32688 53 17688

Total 74745 96533 335 21788

Some shelters are being held in

reserve by the jurisdictions to

open. We do not have visibility on

these

Shelter Spaces Shelters

Additional shelters in our inventory to use for non-hurricane shelter needs (House / apartment fires) 582182 2163 15

Red Cross General Population Shelters

Red Cross Shelters / FNSS Integration

All evacuees staying in a Red Cross shelter must register Registration will be conducted by individual and/or Head of family

unit to identify individual needs of all shelter residents. During the registration process individuals with functional and

access needs will be identified and followed up with ARC

Health Services to address those needs through service provision

or referrals An evacuees’ functional and / or access needs may require reasonable

modifications and enhancements to services provided by ARC

or partner agencies.

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Functional Needs Support Services (FNSS)

Dede PowellState Coordinator for Operations

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Functional Needs Support Services2011 Hurricane Season Planning

Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters

Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit

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Services that enable individuals to maintain their independence in a general population shelter. This includes: Reasonable modification to policies,

practices, and procedures Durable medical equipment (DME) Consumable medical supplies (CMS) Personal assistance services (PAS) Other goods and services as needed


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• Equal opportunity to benefits

• Inclusion• Integration• Physical access

• Equal access• Effective

communication• Program

modifications• No Charge

Key Principles

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FEMA Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters

Planning Finding subject matter experts Selecting potential shelter sites Accessible toilets and bathing facilities Personal assistance service needs Medical Care Durable Medical Equipment and Consumable Medical

Supplies Legal obligations Service and assistance animals

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Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 2011 Hurricane Season Planning

Purpose Planning guidance for general population

shelters Assist in understanding requirements related

to sheltering Assist in planning and resource allocation Basic information on identifying disability

leaders in local communities

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Part I - Planning Toolso Tab A – Emergency Management Planning

Assessmento Tab B – Planning for Inclusion of People with

Disabilitieso Tab C - Texas Accessibility Checklist for Emergency

Shelterso Tab D - Statewide Disability Stakeholderso Tab E - Selected County Demographics, Functional

and Medical Needs Datao Tab F - Transportation Planning

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Part II - Operational Toolso Tab G - Shelter Staffing Recommendationso Tab H - Rapid Assessment Triage of

Shelter Populationo Tab I - Medical Serviceso Tab J - Effective Communicationso Tab K - Medical/Functional Needs

Discharge Assessment

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Recoveryo Tab L- Support Capabilities for Repatriation

of Evacuated Persons with Disabilitieso Tab M - Medical/Functional Needs

Discharge Assessmento Tab N - Medical/Functional Needs

Transportation Request Form

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Documents

General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning