1. North Central Texas Shelter Hub
“Protection Through Preparedness”
Office of Emergency Management
Phillip G. Mongeau
Emergency Management Coordinator

2. Two reception locations
North Central Texas Region serves as the Shelter Hub in the event of a coastal evacuation, primarily serving, but not limited, to Harris County.
Two reception locations
Primary location:
Memorial Stadium
2411 W. Scyene Road
Secondary location
TEEX Facility
15111 Interstate Highway 20

3. Mesquite Reception Center
Disaster
District Committee
Collin County
Dallas County
Denton County
Mesquite Reception Center
Tarrant County
Cities within Collin County
Grayson County
Fannin County
Hunt County
Cities within Dallas County
Rockwall County
Kaufman County
Ellis County
Navarro County (Point-to-Point)
Cities within Denton County
Cooke County
Wise County
Cities within Tarrant County
Parker County
Johnson County
Hood County
Somervell County
Palo Pinto County
Erath County

4. 3 2 Memorial Stadium 5 6 7 4 Primary 1 Key 1 Paramedic loads bus
2 Staging Area
3 Bus Overflow
4 Medical Triage
5 Pet Rest Area
6 Bus Assignment
7 Media Staging Area
Bus Lane
Car Lane 5 6 1 2 4 3 7

5. TEEX Facility Secondary/Backup
KEY
1 Entrance/ Exit/ Security
2 Media
3 Pet Rest Area
4 Medical Triage
5 Refreshment Area
6 Command Area
Portable Restrooms
Bus Lane
Car Lane
TEEX Facility Secondary/Backup 6 5 2 4 3 1

6. Activation
TDEM request the activation of the Shelter Hub through a pre-scripted 213
Radiant RFID will ship the Texas Emergency Tracking Network (ETN) to the shelter hub.
Each shelter will receive its own set of equipment, arriving with the first bus allocated to each specific shelter.
Shelters are responsible for allocating personnel to run ETN.
Only exception is Dallas Mega-shelter where Texas Military Forces (TMF) will provide support

7. Registration
Citizens from affected jurisdictions who cannot self evacuate will be registered into the ETN system
During registration, TMF or local jurisdiction will issue a yellow wristband to:
Each individual
Accompanying pet
Durable medical asset(s)
State issued Charter bus

8. Arrival to Shelter Hub Medical Special Needs
As buses first enter the Mesquite Shelter Hub, a paramedic or nurse will load the bus.
A series of medical questions will be asked to identify any medical special need patients.
Any evacuee identified will be given the opportunity to be transported to specialized facilities, pre identified by Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS).

9. Unloading Point
TMF or local jurisdiction will use radiant RFID portals and/or handheld scanners at the shelter hub to scan the bus and the evacuees as they unload and re-load onto their designated bus.
ETN software will update the location of the bus and number of evacuees to the WebEOC, allowing for sheltering jurisdictions to gain an accurate time of arrival for the buses allocated to their shelters.

10. Once a bus has been assigned a shelter destination, a phone call will be made to a representative of the sheltering jurisdiction’s core county.
It is the core county’s responsibility to communicate with their local jurisdiction, in addition to the information provided on WebEOC.

11. Departure to Shelters
Before departing the staging area, bus drivers will receive directions to the allocated shelter, as well as directions to the Vehicle Replenishment Point (VRP).
Bus drivers will stay at the VRP, and wait on instructions for re-entry into the affected jurisdictions.
The shelter hub will maintain a Bus Log:
Bus ID (ETN number or license plate)
Name and cell phone of the bus driver
Number of passengers on the bus
What city the bus traveled from (evacuating location)
The shelter assigned to the bus
Time of departure from the shelter