Commonly Used Pet Items (CUPI)
Introducing Commonly Used Pet Items (CUPI), a planning and procurement tool for pet shelters. This list supports disaster pet shelters with essentials like food, food related items, kennels/crates/cages, handling/safety items for pet sheltering. Check it out in the Household Pets, Service Animals, and Assistance Animals page.
Sheltering Sensory Items
A new fact sheet is listed under Support for Access and Functional Needs. This document provides information and resources on sensory items to help reduce stress or overstimulation during times of a disaster. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may show sensory sensitivities, demonstrating either over-or under-reactivity to particular lights, smells, sounds, tastes, and/or touch/motion. This […]
FEMA releases new Exercise Starter Kits, including Reunification Support
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) National Exercise Division (NED) has developed ten new Exercise Starter Kits to support exercise practitioners and emergency managers at all levels of government, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations as they plan, conduct, and evaluate their exercises. The ten kits cover the following topics: Reunification. Community Preparedness and Response […]
Proposed Collection & Comment Request for Public Assistance Non-Congregate Sheltering Data Collection Activities
A 60-Day notice for the revision and request for comments on currently approved information collection activities for the Public Assistance (PA) program. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the revision of an instrument for the Public Assistance (PA) program eligibility determinations, grants management, and compliance with Federal […]
Comments Open for FEMA’s Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0 (SRAT) through February 15, 2024
A 30-Day notice for the revision of the Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0 (SRAT) has been published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2024, and the public comment period is open until midnight on February 15, 2024. The SRAT, previously named Survivor Shelter Assessment Tool (SSAT), has been reviewed, updated and organized to simplify […]