Sheltering After Disaster
Disasters can cause widespread destruction that results in individuals and families needing to seek emergency shelter. PPN’s Resource Central has links to information that may be helpful for emergency managers to prepare shelters with the appropriate supplies to meet the needs of displaced people in the community.
Search the Resource Central website for more resources with the term “Emergency Shelter” for more information.
Creating Safe Family-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Shelters
This page describes how to make emergency shelters safe and welcoming for families, ensuring comfort and security during difficult times.
FEMA Shelter-in-Place Pictogram
This job aid describes how to stay safe during various emergencies, like floods or active shooters, by providing shelter-in-place instructions for different situations and buildings.
How To Cope With Sheltering in Place
This fact sheet describes ways to manage stress and stay healthy while staying at home during emergencies, offering helpful tips and resources for coping.
Public Evacuation/Medical Needs Sheltering Checklist
This checklist describes what to bring to a Medical Needs Shelter during an evacuation, ensuring individuals with medical needs are prepared and safe.
Mass Sheltering and Disasters Special Collection
This collection describes the importance of mass sheltering during disasters, providing insights and resources to improve safety and preparedness for affected communities.
Safe Sleep for Infants - Birth to 1 Year Old - in Shelter Settings or Temporary Housing
This tip sheet describes how to keep babies safe while sleeping in shelters or temporary housing, helping prevent SIDS and suffocation by following simple sleep guidelines.
Creating Safe Family-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Shelters
This page describes how to make emergency shelters safe and welcoming for families, ensuring comfort and security during difficult times.
FEMA Shelter-in-Place Pictogram
This job aid describes how to stay safe during various emergencies, like floods or active shooters, by providing shelter-in-place instructions for different situations and buildings.
How To Cope With Sheltering in Place
This fact sheet describes ways to manage stress and stay healthy while staying at home during emergencies, offering helpful tips and resources for coping.
Public Evacuation/Medical Needs Sheltering Checklist
This checklist describes what to bring to a Medical Needs Shelter during an evacuation, ensuring individuals with medical needs are prepared and safe.
Mass Sheltering and Disasters Special Collection
This collection describes the importance of mass sheltering during disasters, providing insights and resources to improve safety and preparedness for affected communities.
Safe Sleep for Infants - Birth to 1 Year Old - in Shelter Settings or Temporary Housing
This tip sheet describes how to keep babies safe while sleeping in shelters or temporary housing, helping prevent SIDS and suffocation by following simple sleep guidelines.