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<br />. <br /> <br />B. EMERGENCY SHELTER WORKSHEET <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />Determine emergency shelter needs and how to meet them. <br /> <br />Materials <br /> <br />. Base map <br />. Emergency response plan <br /> <br />Steps <br /> <br />1_ Look at the evacuated areas on the base map and estimate how many housing units <br />have been evacuated and how many people are without shelter (number of house- <br />holds X persons per household). On the average, about 25% of people displaced by a <br />disaster seek public shelter. From your knowledge of your community, decide what <br />percentage of the evacuees will need emergency shelter and enter the number of people <br />below_ <br /> <br />e Projected number of people needing emergency shelter:_ <br /> <br />2. Decide how many shelters to open to accommodate those in need, using the besl <br />information you have about shelter capacities_ Then choose which shelters to open, <br />making sure that you select ones that are outside the floodplain, accessible in times of <br />flooding, and safe from other hazards. Outline the selected sites on the base map_ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />8 <br />