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Ramsey County │ Annex B: Protective Actions 8 • Support sheltering-in-place with clear directions, including ongoing communication about the type of threat and risk status. • Support traffic control measures with adequate personnel, supplies, and equipment to facilitate rapid, safe, and effective evacuation strategies. • Provide medical treatment to affected populations. • Communicate search and rescue needs to emergency responders. • Coordinate with Mass Care and Shelter operations early to provide temporary evacuation points and shelters for displaced persons, with priority given to addressing the needs of persons with DAFN and disproportionately impacted diverse populations. • Implement access control and security patrols in evacuated areas. 3.1.6 TYPES OF EVACUEES Understanding the types of evacuees in the population affected by a potential threat or hazard and their associated needs is critical to evacuation and shelter-in-place planning efforts. These types include but are not inclusive of the following: • Children and unaccompanied minors. These evacuees require specialized approaches and care. During a no-notice evacuation, children and unaccompanied minors can be gathered in facilities, such as schools, childcare facilities, hospitals, or other locations. These evacuees require assistance during evacuation or shelter-in-place operations and reunification. • Self-evacuees. Individuals who possess the capability or can obtain the resources to evacuate from a potentially dangerous area before, during, or after an incident with minimal or no assistance. This type of evacuee uses their transportation or utilized informal assistance, such as from a family member or neighbor to evacuate by a private vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, boat, aircraft, on foot, or other evacuee-directed and controlled transportation. • Critical transportation needs (CTN) evacuees. Individuals who may not have access to transportation and require assistance to leave a potentially dangerous or disaster-affected area (also referred to as transportation-dependent or transportation-disadvantaged population). This category also may include individuals with DAFN who may require accessible transportation assistance to evacuate. To the greatest extent possible, RCSO/LEA and public transportation providers will coordinate accessible transportation resources during an evacuation or other disaster; the DAFN population is encouraged to self-evacuate if possible and rely on the County or municipalities as a last resort. • Animal evacuees. Animals, such as service animals and assistance animals, household pets, working dogs, agricultural animals/livestock, wildlife, exotic animals, zoo animals, research animals, and animals housed in shelters, rescue organizations, breeding facilities, and sanctuaries, may need evacuation support. Service animals evacuate with their owners and remain with their owners throughout the process. Shelter-in-place of animal evacuees depends on the incident, hazard, or threat and the safety of sheltering in place versus evacuating. • Spontaneous evacuees. Under some circumstances, residents may self-evacuate based on an individual, family, or group decision in reaction to an incident or threat of an incident rather