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(1) Additional services for transient personnel and visitors. Personnel transiting multiuse areas (AAFES facilities,
gymnasiums, training facilities, parade grounds, conference centers), visitors, and special event attendees may require
Shelter-in-Place locations that exceed the capacity and capabilities of those locations established by tenant commands,
businesses, and residences for their organic personnel requirements and needs. It is the responsibility of the installation
EMWG to identify planning estimates for these additional requirements, coordinate with tenants and organizations in
these areas for space and access, and document these issues in the installation EM plan. This is a significant issue for
special event management as noted in appendix G.
(2) Protective equipment. The fielding of emergency escape masks or other respiratory protection or PPE within SIP
locations or kits is not supported within the Army EM Program based upon the OSHA and NIOSH requirements for
the issue, use, and maintenance of such equipment, especially the RPP detailed in AR 385–10 and the requirement for
OSHA and NIOSH compliance in DODI 6055.17.
c. Process. Shelter-in-place serves as a temporary, protective position within a structure or vehicle during an
emergency. The establishment of the SIP concept in the installation EM plan allows for establishment and coordination
with all installation tenants and residents. The role of the installation EMWG is to ensure that the procedures for SIP
are clear and consistent for all tenants and residents and all mass warning and notification system capabilities are
addressed to ensure timely and accurate warning for the protected populace. During the response phase, SIP has a very
short operational lifespan of no more than 4 hours as the emergency ends or as personnel are evacuated to local safe
havens, civilian shelters, or moved to a geographically separate remote safe haven.
d. Location and/or infrastructure. The SIP shall be located in an existing dual-use room or location within an
existing facility. Depending upon the specific hazard, SIP locations may require specific structural resilience (for
example, earthquakes) or may require the ability to secure/shutdown HVAC and exhaust vents (for example, chemical
release). The SIP locations should have access to at least one phone line, be able to be reached clearly and quickly by
mass warning and notification system broadcasts, be pre-identified by location for Category 5 first responders, and
have emergency lighting in case of power outage. Preference should be given to locations which are ADA-compliant in
terms of physical access requirements, but these special needs requirements may be consolidated at a single SIP
location within a facility given the proper outreach to identified Category 2SN personnel within the facility.
e. Management. The SIP locations are staffed only by the personnel present at the time of the emergency. Best
practices identified include the assignment of one or more SIP warden(s) (who may be the same as an evacuation
warden(s)) who have received additional training (at the discretion of the facility/business owner) on the location of
shelter-in-place locations within the facility, protective measures within the SIP location, procedures for HVAC
shutdown, and procedures for reporting the status of personnel in each shelter-in-place location. In such cases,
identified shelter wardens shall be identified in the tenant EAP, shall be categorized as Category 5 mass care providers,
and shall be issued appropriate identification regarding their assignment. It is the responsibility of the installation
EMWG to ensure that such programs are recognized and identified with the installation EM plan and that best practices
are encouraged throughout the Army community.
f. Equipment. The SIP requires one or more adequate locations within a facility, business, or residence with the
communications capability and supplies necessary in order to provide temporary protection for up to 4 hours. As SIP
kits are not resourced by the EM program and remain the sole responsibility of the facility, business, or residence
owners, details are not specified in chapter 14.
12–6. Residential sheltering
a. Requirement. Installation commanders shall address SIP during mass care operations. Residential sheltering is a
unique variation on this concept developed for long-term social distancing when ROM orders under DODI 6200.03 are
in effect. Use of residential sheltering requires significant prior coordination and preplanning due to the emergency
logistics and enforcement burden associated with this concept. Residential sheltering is the best practice for practical
application of ROM orders during pandemic and epidemic disease outbreaks and biological terrorism incidents
involving slow or gradual onset, medium to long duration, and medium to high impact hazards, such as pandemic
influenza and the plague. All EM programs shall coordinate with identified MEFs, tenant commands, tenant businesses,
and Category 2–4 personnel on the establishment, activation, and management of residential sheltering capabilities at
all housing locations, especially barracks, dormitories, bachelor quarters, family residences, visitors quarters, hotels
(on-post), and recreational lodging, on the installation when directed by mass warning and notification announcements
or as identified in the installation EM plan. Residential sheltering consists of temporary (medium- to long-term)
restriction of an individual or family to their assigned domicile (room, apartment, house) for a predetermined duration
of 1 or more days (greater than 24 hours). The duration of residential sheltering may be extended to up to 30 days
depending upon the hazard. This temporary location is not certified, insured, or maintained and is staffed only by those
personnel present at the time of the incident. Additional residential sheltering locations shall be identified with
installation zones for nonresident and transient personnel, depending upon local conditions. This requirement is
considered a component of the SIP requirement and/or as a component of Pandemic Influenza preparedness.
b. Services. Residential sheltering should provide the following services tailored to the residential needs and the
specific hazard being addressed:
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