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<br />SCRIPT-TASK B. EMERGENCY SHELTER <br />(You have 5 minutes to read the script.) <br /> <br />Slide B1. Task B. Emergency Shelter <br /> <br />Task B is to estimate shelter needs and identify safe buildings and locations for shelters. <br />Emergency shelters address the immediate and pressing human needs for food, shelter, <br />and care for people who have been evacuated from their hOF)1es, <br /> <br />Slide B2. Red Cross disaster services center tent <br /> <br />The American Red Cross is responsible under Congressional charter for setting up and <br />managing emergency shelters. This shows a Red Cross disaster services center tent. The <br />Red Cross mobilizes quickly and is typically on the scene before the flood hits. <br /> <br />Slide B3. Emergency shelter, Santa Cruz, California <br /> <br />Here you see the inside of an emergency shelter in a community center. Shelter locations <br />are usually predetermined: schools, churches, armories, and other public buildings can be <br />used, but schools are the most common. If shelter costs are to be reimbursed by FEMA, <br />Red Cross must approve shelter sites before they are opened. <br /> <br />Slide B4. People entering emergency shelter in Elmira, New York <br /> <br />These people are entering an emergency shelter in a high school in Elmira, New York <br />during the 1972 flood. As you can see, rain is still falling and floodwaters are perilously <br />close to the building. The shelter may have to be abandoned and the people evacuated a <br />second time. It is important to select shelter sites that are safe from flooding and other <br />hazards. Also, note the dog headed for the shelter with its owner. Pets are not permitted <br />in Red Cross shelters, and local officials are often called on to provide shelter for pets as <br />well as people. <br /> <br />Slide B5. RV in front yard <br /> <br />Not all displaced people use shelters. Lower-income people and people without family or <br />social ties in the community are most likely to need shelter. According to the Red Cross, <br />about 25% of the people displaced by any disaster (including floods) seek public shelter. <br />The rest find shelter with family or friends or make other arrangements. This shows an <br />RV placed in the front yard of a flooded property for shelter. Motels can also be an <br />important source of emergency shelter. Red Cross can issue vouchers, ultimately paid for <br />by FEMA, for short stays in motels. <br /> <br />Script-Task B <br />