| Security –
who can provide security/law enforcement?
How will you monitor the coming/going
of guests on a daily basis? |
| Coordination with
relief agencies – Some will ask
that you set up services on site (e.g.,
post office, social security, etc.).
Can you accommodate this? How will it
work? |
| Food – How
will you provide three meals a day? |
| Laundry – How
will you provide laundry services for
the guests? What about camp laundry
such as tablecloths, etc? |
| Housekeeping –
Who will keep the facility clean every
day? |
| Length of time you
can house guests (FEMA will estimate
the length of time needed). |
| Permanent housing
– How will permanent housing be
located? Who is responsible to assist
the guests? How will they get somewhere
else? What if permanent housing is not
located in, say, three months? What
will you do? |
| Telephones –
Guests will want to use telephones frequently
to connect with friends and family,
and sign up with relief agencies, etc.
What is your phone capacity? Can you
get more lines/cell phones? |
| Medical – Who
will provide medical services to guests?
Many guests will arrive with medical
issues. |
| Counseling/Guidance
– Who can provide counseling –
spiritual, mental health, etc. Many
guests are seeking this kind of support. |
| Transportation –
Who will provide transportation for
guests to do errands, interview for
jobs, search for permanent housing,
etc? |
| Rental groups –
Do you already have groups booked? What
are the terms of your rental contracts?
Can they be changed? Can you accommodate
both the guests and your rental groups? |
| Technology –
Consider the need for computers, Internet
access, cell phones, printers, copiers,
etc. Who can provide these things? How
will security/appropriate use be maintained? |
| Schools – If
you have guests who are children, where
will they go to school, who arranges
for transportation? |
| Sleeping quarters
– How will you provide accommodation?
Will you separate males and females?
What about married couples? What about
children? |
| Liability issues: |
| Have you spoken
to your insurance company about coverage? |
| How will you
orient guests to your rules, procedures,
and safety issues? (What do you do if
rules are broken?) |
| Have you posted
signs about any areas that are off limits? |
| Registering
guests – you need to know who
is at your facility. |
| Can you get
certificates of insurance from other
responsible organizations? |
| Daily programs –
Will you provide daily activities for
guests? Who/how can you do it? |
| Donations –
Once word is out that you are an evacuee
center, how will you manage the donations
that will arrive? What will you do with
donations what you cannot use? |
