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 2

Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data) SOUTH EAST TEXAS EVACUATION AREA Evacuating CountyCounty Population Evacuation Estimates 50% of County Population Shelter Space Estimates 15% Evacuation Orange81,83740,9196,138 Jefferson252,273126,13718,920 Chambers35,09617,5482,632 Newton14,4457,2231,083 Jasper35,71017,8552,678 Hardin54,63527,3184,098 TOTALS473,996236,99835,550 3

Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data) HOUSTON-GALVESTON EVACUATION AREA Evacuating CountyCounty Population Evacuation Estimates 50% of County Population Shelter Space Estimates 15% Evacuation Galveston291,309145,65521,848 Harris Risk Area Only891,066445,53366,830 Brazoria313,166156,58323,487 Liberty75,64337,8225,673 TOTALS1,571,184785,592117,839 4

Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data) MATAGORDA EVACUATION AREA Evacuating CountyCounty Population Evacuation Estimates 50% of County Population Shelter Space Estimates 15% Evacuation Matagorda36,70218,3512,753 Calhoun21,38110,6911,604 Jackson14,0757,0381,056 Victoria86,79343,3976,509 TOTALS158,95179,47711,921 5

Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data) COASTAL BEND EVACUATION AREA Evacuating CountyCounty Population Evacuation Estimates 50% of County Population Shelter Space Estimates 15% Evacuation Refugio7, Aransas23,15811,5791,737 San Patricio64,80432,4024,860 Nueces340,223170,11225,517 Kleberg32,06116,0312,405 Kenedy TOTALS468,045234,02335,103

Texas Coastal County Populations With Evacuation Estimates (Based on 2010 Census Data) VALLEY EVACUATION AREA Evacuating CountyCounty Population Evacuation Estimates 50% of County Population Estimates Bus Evacuations Willacy22,1341,6602,400 Cameron406,22030,46776,000 Hidalgo774,76958,10815,000 TOTALS1,203,12390,23493,400 7

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. General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Shelter Planning 8

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. General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning 9

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. 10

State Hurricane Evacuation Shelter Hubs 2011

General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning 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. 12

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. General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning 13

General Population Sheltering 2011 Hurricane Season Planning 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 Dependant on levee issue resolving before a hurricane Greater Houston Smith County Dallas Area Chisholm Trail Heart of TX Central TX San Antonio Area Total Some shelters are being held in reserve by the jurisdictions to open. We do not have visibility on these Shelter SpacesShelters Additional shelters in our inventory to use for non- hurricane shelter needs (House / apartment fires)

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. 16

Functional Needs Support Services (FNSS) Dede Powell State Coordinator for Operations 17

Functional Needs Support Services 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 18

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 Functional Needs Support Services 2011 Hurricane Season Planning 19

Functional Needs Support Services 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Equal opportunity to benefits Inclusion Integration Physical access Equal access Effective communication Program modifications No Charge Key Principles 20

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 21

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 22

Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Part I - Planning Tools o Tab A – Emergency Management Planning Assessment o Tab B – Planning for Inclusion of People with Disabilities o Tab C - Texas Accessibility Checklist for Emergency Shelters o Tab D - Statewide Disability Stakeholders o Tab E - Selected County Demographics, Functional and Medical Needs Data o Tab F - Transportation Planning 23

Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Part II - Operational Tools o Tab G - Shelter Staffing Recommendations o Tab H - Rapid Assessment Triage of Shelter Population o Tab I - Medical Services o Tab J - Effective Communications o Tab K - Medical/Functional Needs Discharge Assessment 24

Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Recovery o Tab L- Support Capabilities for Repatriation of Evacuated Persons with Disabilities o Tab M - Medical/Functional Needs Discharge Assessment o Tab N - Medical/Functional Needs Transportation Request Form 25

Texas Functional Needs Support Services Tool Kit 2011 Hurricane Season Planning Preparedness FNSS Address: 26

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