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Ramsey County │ Annex B: Protective Actions 9 than being motivated to take protective action as a result of an evacuation order. These individuals and/or groups are considered spontaneous evacuees. Spontaneous evacuations can complicate operations and add confusion. Jurisdictions can lessen the likelihood and impact of spontaneous evacuations by conducting pre-event preparedness education campaigns; clearly defining zones, providing clear, unified, and unambiguous evacuation and shelter-in-place orders, and providing clear expected actions, and timely threat, hazard, and risk information. Jurisdictions should carefully shape all communications to use appropriate and accessible language and forms of media to provide evacuation and shelter-in-place information to the community. 3.1.7 TYPES OF EVACUATION FACILITIES A large-scale incident may require moving people across large areas and multiple jurisdictions. Pass- through jurisdictions may be asked to establish and host additional shelters if needed. Based on the incident, possible evacuation facilities may include the following: • Temporary evacuation point (TEP). TEPs are defined as locations where evacuees can temporarily gather in a safe location while awaiting the opening of congregate or non- congregate sheltering. Furthermore, TEPs allow shelter staff to begin registering individuals for shelter services, which provide the Mass Care and Shelter Section with information about service needs (e.g., animal sheltering, medical support, feeding, etc.) and to obtain an approximate count of individuals needing shelter. Many times, evacuations are short-lived, and TEPs may be the only solution needed. TEPs may not be used in all evacuation circumstances. If sheltering is needed, transportation may be provided from TEPs to mass care shelter locations. Two other types of TEPs include: • Emergency respite site. A location along an evacuation route that can support transportation- assisted evacuees and self-evacuees. Respite sites may include fuel stations, restroom facilities, and access to water. • Regional hub reception center (RHRC). A regional facility where evacuees can receive assistance in identifying the most appropriate shelter location for their needs. RHRCs are typically state-run and employed during significant multi-jurisdictional, multiregional events. • Shelter (mass care). A facility where evacuees without a destination are evaluated and receive disaster services from government agencies and/or pre-established volunteer organizations. Meals and water are available as well as basic first aid, pet and service animal sheltering (if applicable), and sleeping quarters. Hygienic support and basic disaster services (e.g., counseling, financial assistance, referral) may also be available. 3.1.8 TIMING OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS Evacuations may begin with the spontaneous movement of evacuees or an official evacuation order and may occur pre-incident, during the incident, or post-incident. Similarly, shelter-in-place actions can be pre-or post-incident. Pre-incident shelter-in-place actions may still require a post-incident evacuation if the threat or hazard occurs with little or no-notice or presents an ongoing threat. Pre-incident protective actions occur when a warning is available before an incident (such as a wildfire or sheltering on short notice for a severe storm) and fall into two categories: