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(1) Medical special needs definition.
(2) Considerations for evacuation of Category 2SN populations.
(3) Considerations for safe haven and civilian shelter operations.
m. School and/or daycare management. As detailed in chapter 4 and appendix D, Category 2SC (School Population)
consists of all Category 2–4 personnel attending or providing school, childcare, or daycare services at a DOD School or
other DOD-provided location located on or in the vicinity of an Army installation, when the Army Installation has
jurisdictional responsibility for the DOD School or Facility.
(1) Considerations for Evacuation of Category 2SC Populations. Category 2SC populations should be transferred to
the custody of their parents whenever possible. A key element in enabling this process is to close or cancel facility
operations well in advance of anticipated hazard onset or evacuation orders. If direct transportation from a school,
childcare, or daycare facility to a local safe haven or collection point is necessary due to the emergency, Category 2SC
populations should be transported in pre-existing buses or vehicles utilized during normal operations whenever
possible. This process assists in the identification of the occupants and provides situational comfort to the children
during the confusion of an emergency. Additional transportation assets are often required in excess of available
inventory, especially with facilities with large numbers of children dropped off by privately owned vehicles. Preferred
means of additional transportation include school buses and vans from surrounding civil jurisdictions or other multippassenger
vehicles from existing providers on-base in order to ensure enough chaperons are available in relationship
to the number of children being transported in a single vehicle.
(2) Considerations for safe haven and civilian shelter operations. Category 2SC populations should be reunited with
their families as soon as possible to ensure evacuation, safe haven, and civilian shelter operations are performed as a
family unit. If children are separated from their parents due to emergent conditions required by the situation, then all
possible means should be employed to ensure that the family members are made aware of the location, status, and
destination of other family members (for example, enroute and destination coordinating with personnel accountability
staff or call center).
n. Detainee and/or prison population management. As detailed in chapter 4 and appendix D, Category 2PR
(detainee populations) consist of all personnel assigned to, supporting, or incarcerated within prisons, brigs, or other
detention facilities, including all Category 3 and 4 personnel supporting such detention facilities. Category 2PR
includes corrections officers, guards, administrative personnel, and specialized transportation services, which should not
be double-counted with Category 5 first responder populations.
(1) Considerations for evacuation of Category 2PR populations. Category 2PR populations shall be transferred
under the custody of their correction officers and assigned guard personnel. A key element in enabling this process is
to initiate evacuation well in advance of anticipated hazard onset or evacuation orders for the larger protected populace
in order to ensure adequate clearance time, especially with buses or other large transportation vehicles. It is the
responsibility of the commander or officer in charge (OIC) of such detention facilities to coordinate their evacuation
requirements with the installation EMWG and to resource/budget for such contingency operations.
(2) Considerations for safe haven and civilian shelter operations. Category 2PR populations shall not reside in safe
havens or civilian shelters. Temporary lodging is the responsibility of the commander or OIC of such detention
facilities to coordinate their bed-down and security requirements with a receiving detention facility on another DOD
installation or within a receiving civil jurisdiction.
o. Animal needs management. Installation commanders shall address animal needs management during evacuation
management and mass care operations. See chapter 4 and appendix D for Category 2AN (Animal Needs Populations)
definition.
Note. The requirements and resource typing definitions for a small animal sheltering team are being developed by DAMO–ODP in
coordination with applicable stakeholders and shall be provided once completed and approved.
p. Long-term mass care. Under specific emergency conditions, EM programs may be required to ensure the longterm
mass care of personnel who are (1) displaced from their normal residences, (2) restricted to the normal residences
(restriction of movement orders), and/or (3) receiving intermittent or insufficient services, to include utilities, power,
water, food, or other emergency supplies. The installation EMWG is responsible for identifying these potential issues
during the risk management process and ensuring that capabilities are developed in the installation EM plan to address
such situations through the extended provision of one or more of the evacuation procedures and/or mass care
operations identified in this chapter.
12–4. Family Assistance Center
a. Requirement. Installation commanders shall address community, family, and individual assistance during mass
care operations. Per DTM 10–023, DODI 6055.17, AR 608–1, all EM programs shall coordinate with DFMWR (and
supporting directorates and offices) on the establishment, activation, and management of a FAC on the installation
when requested by the installation EOC or activated as identified in the installation EM plan. A FAC is a consolidated
location for the provision of information and services for members of the Army community during the response and
recovery phases. A FAC is usually activated within 12–24 hours after an incident occurs in order to serve as a central
clearinghouse for community information and services regarding community needs late in the response phase and
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