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<br />INSTRUCTIONS-TASK B. EMERGENCY SHELTER <br />(Time to complete the task: 15 minutes) <br /> <br />Purpose <br /> <br />Determine emergency shelter needs and how to meet them. <br /> <br />Materials <br /> <br />. Base map with information from Task A <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 households <br />X persons per household). On the average, about 25% of people displaced by a <br />disaster seek public shelter. From the information provided in the script and your <br />knowledge of your community, decide what percentage of the evacuees will need <br />emergency shelter and enter the number of people below. <br /> <br />Number of people needing emergency shelter: <br /> <br />2. Decide how many shelters to open to accommodate those in need, using the best <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 />(green). <br /> <br />3. Discuss any problems you identified in your planning for emergency shelter, and on <br />Handout 4. Recommended Actions, list actions you can take now to improve your ability <br />to shelter displaced people. <br /> <br />Products <br /> <br />. Base map showing location of emergency shelters you have opened <br />. Entries on Handout 4. Recommended Actions <br /> <br />Instructions-Task B <br />