Mass Care and Shelter Guidance for Emergency ... - Moreno Valley

shall be available to city government through the Operational Area (OA)and to the OA through the Region. However, expect resources to beextremely limited the first few days following a disaster where there hasbeen widespread damage. Local jurisdictions will fare better in the shortterm by developing their own local resource base.d. Other Assistance - In the immediate days after a major disaster,neighborhood organizations and local congregations will emerge toprovide care and shelter support independent of local government. Localgovernment will need to coordinate care and shelter services with thosegroups that emerge spontaneously.e. Parks and Open Spaces - Some displaced residents will converge onpublic parks and open spaces, as an alternative to using indoor mass careshelters.f. Remaining on Damaged Property - Many residents who suffer somestructural damage to their home, following a major disaster, will choose toremain on their property (i.e., camp-out), versus going to a public disastershelter. Yet, they will still have needs and expectations for disasterassistance from local government.g. Local Assistance Center Needs - Given the above, in addition toopening disaster shelters, cities will need to open Local AssistanceCenters (as a place for local residents to go for disaster assistance). SeeSection 10: Recovery.h. Community Based Organizations (CBO) Might be Overwhelmed –CBOs that provides social services and serves vulnerable populations willinitially be overwhelmed with demands for service, but will do everythingpossible to meet new and emerging community needs. Local governmentcan support this effort by using its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) toobtain the resources that CBOs need to sustain operations post-disaster.i. School Shelters Might Not be Available - A disaster that occurs whileschool is in session may require the school to become a temporary shelterfor its own student population. In this case, an alternative shelter siteshould be identified for the general population, or two separate areaswithin the school campus should be utilized to separate the two shelteroperations.j. Essential Services Might Not Be Available - Essential public and privateservices will continue during mass care and shelter operations. However,a major disaster might curtail normal operations.RivCo OA Mass Care & Shelter Guidance7Section 1 – Shelter Function & Legal Mandates