Post-disaster Rural Community Based Feeding

During the Hurricane Michael response in Florida, a pilot program was developed to support and mature a long term feeding program for the rural, financially-disadvantaged communities left devastated by the storm. The Post-disaster Rural Community Based Feeding program was designed to stand up a process capable of supporting long term feeding for up to nine […]
Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise After Action Report

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, in collaboration with DHS/FEMA National Exercise Division (NED), conducted Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise series. The exercise series included a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and a Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) designed to inform the State of Arizona’s emergency management partners of mass care capabilities from response plans, policies, […]
Arizona's 2018 National Mass Care Exercise After Action Report

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, in collaboration with DHS/FEMA National Exercise Division (NED), conducted Arizona’s 2018 National Mass Care Exercise series. The exercise series included a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) and a Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) designed to inform the State of Arizona’s emergency management partners of mass care capabilities from response plans, policies, […]
Cohabitated Human/Household Pet Sheltering Toolkit

In July 2023, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry released the revised version of “Cohabitated Human/Household Pet Sheltering Toolkit.” The purpose of this Toolkit is to offer functional guidance to aid in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of Cohabitated Human/Household Pet (CHHP) shelters in response to an emergency associated with a natural or manmade […]
Appendix F – Transition to Alternate Sheltering

Appendix F – Transition to Alternate Sheltering This document is unique in that no previous document has dealt, in detail, with the difficulties of transitioning the occupants of a congregate shelter to an appropriate housing solution. Authored by subject matter experts from throughout the national mass care community, and capturing the hard lessons learned from […]