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26 <br /> INSTRUCTIONS <br /> This PDF form provides a paper-based method for the Red Cross to capture necessary shelter survey information <br /> when not making direct electronic entry into the National Shelter System (NSS). Once information is recorded on this <br /> worksheet, a qualified Red Cross worker enters it into the National Shelter System. <br /> Use this form in conjunction with the Shelter Facility Owner Pre-Survey Form, completed by the facility owner or their <br /> representative prior to Red Cross scheduling the survey. <br /> The identified Red Cross relationship manager may send the Shelter Facility Owner Pre-Survey Form to the facility <br /> owner or their representative by email with the below language: <br /> Subject:Red Cross shelter survey <br /> Body: <Greetings> <br /> Thank you for agreeing to have your site identified as a potential disaster shelter. Included with this email is a <br /> fillable PDF that Red Cross would like for you to fill out. Once completed, please email it back to <insert <br /> name and email address of Red Cross POC>. Our team will review the information and then schedule a time <br /> for Red Cross to visit in-person and collect additional information and photographs. Either myself or one of <br /> my colleagues will be contacting you to schedule a time for us to complete the survey. All of these details will <br /> then be recorded in the National Shelter System which disaster managers use when considering potential <br /> shelters and their suitability for particular emergencies. When a disaster occurs and your ownership is <br /> supportive of the Red Cross using your facility, we will work with your representative to complete a facility <br /> use agreement and opening inspection form. <br /> <Insert the language in this paragraph when the facility may serve as a hurricane evacuation shelter <br /> or delete this section if the site will never be considered during a hurricane evacuation.>As the facility <br /> may be opened to serve clients during hurricane evacuations, we would like for you to advise if the site has <br /> hurricane safe windows and if the facility has a wind load certification. You can include those details in the <br /> email when you return the completed PDF.> <br /> I look forward to answering any questions you have or that arise as you complete this form. <br /> Thank you, <br /> <Name> <br /> <Signature Line> <br /> When completing the shelter survey and site visit, photographs, diagrams and floor plans of various entrances and <br /> areas of the shelter may be captured and uploaded into the NSS. <br /> Refer to the final page for definitions and explanation associated with the survey form. <br /> Contact sheltering(a)_redcross.org with any questions. <br /> To Be Used by Red Cross Surveyor <br /> MC Red Cross On-Site Shelter Survey Form V.1.0 2024-08-26 <br />