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Ramsey County │ Annex B: Protective Actions 15 temporary pet shelters to be co-located with shelters when feasible. If the event exceeds local capabilities to provide temporary pet shelters, the County may activate agreements with national or state-level disaster animal welfare organizations. 3.1.10.2 Contraflow Lane Reversal Contraflow lane reversal alters the normal flow of traffic (typically one or more lanes in the opposing direction on a controlled-access highway) to increase the flow of outbound vehicle traffic during an evacuation. Contraflow operations may cause issues at jurisdictional borders if the transition from contraflow lanes to normal lanes is uncoordinated, which can significantly slow the evacuation. Properly executed, contraflow requires significant resources and time, and it is most applicable when an expedited large-scale evacuation is necessary. Generally, coordinating contraflow takes place at the state level and requires considerable planning to avoid any interference with response operations. In addition to contraflow, the shoulders of certain evacuation routes can be used to increase traffic flow out of the evacuation area. This alternative leaves the route into an evacuation area inaccessible for emergency services personnel to ingress the area. These shoulders must be paved and wide enough to accommodate vehicles. 3.1.10.3 Evacuee Tracking / Accountability Using tracking or accountability tools ensures in several ways the safety of evacuees as they move through the evacuation and recovery process: • Allows impacted and host jurisdictions to follow the movement of evacuees as well as their animals (including household pets and service and assistance animals), luggage, and durable medical equipment • Helps to provide displaced individuals with access and functional needs with the support needed to return successfully to the community, preventing unnecessary placement of individuals in institutional settings, such as hospitals or nursing home facilities • Provides information for family reunification purposes • Supports recordkeeping efforts for federal reimbursement policies If used, tracking should begin as soon as possible and may occur in the impact area before the point at which evacuees board transport or at arrival points, such as temporary evacuation points, emergency respite sites, regional hub reception centers, shelters, or any facility or point of entry into a host jurisdiction that assists evacuees. When planning to use a nonprofit or nongovernmental tracking/accountability system, jurisdictions may have to deconflict access issues or privacy issues so that they can quickly assist evacuated residents as needed. For more information, refer to the Ramsey County Family Assistance Services Plan, Family Assistance Service Center Standard Operating Guidelines, and Reunification Standard Operating Guidelines. 3.1.10.4 Traffic Management To minimize traffic congestion and decrease clearance times, mobile message boards and signage along evacuation routes can inform self-evacuees of traffic hazards, the location of welcome centers and information points, shelters, fueling exits, and hospitals. When planning for traffic management,