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Ramsey County │ Annex H: Mass Care and Shelter 4 • A higher number of impacted populations may seek other types of mass care services, such as reception or reunification services. • Sheltering-in-place is more common than evacuation. Also, during evacuation, some impacted populations may choose to camp out, sleep in cars, or stay close to their property rather than go to a mass care facility. These individuals may still have needs and expectations for disaster assistance from the government such as feeding and bulk distribution of emergency relief items. • Within the shelter population, there will be diverse populations who have been disproportionately impacted by the incident, particularly persons with DAFN, are multi-cultural, undocumented, and other known high-risk and socio-economically under resourced communities, including large number of low-income persons or who were unhoused prior to the disaster. • A portion of those seeking shelter may need transportation from impacted areas to mass care facilities, including those requiring accessible transportation resources. • Individuals will arrive at mass care facilities with pets, whether they are allowed or not. • Sheltering of sex offenders will be done in compliance with local policy. • Medically fragile persons are best sheltered at medical facilities that can support them and their caregivers. Nevertheless, medically fragile persons may be present at a general population shelter and will need care until they can be safely transferred to an appropriate facility. • A variety of agencies, organizations, and groups may spontaneously open shelters and assume full responsibility for them. Some of these agencies, organizations, and groups may subsequently request support and resources through the RCEOC or municipal EOC. • Inquiries regarding the welfare of individuals believed to be within the impacted area could begin immediately after the public is made aware of the emergency or disaster. • If an incident generates large-scale MCS operations, day-to-day activities at schools, community centers, churches, and other facilities used for these operations may have to be curtailed. • The response capabilities and resources of municipalities and the County, the region, and the state may be quickly overwhelmed or exhausted. • In the event of a federal disaster declaration, the state and federal governments will establish joint operations to aid local jurisdictions. • Assistance in the form of response teams, equipment, materials, and volunteers will begin to flow toward the region, creating coordination and logistical support challenges. • Outside resources, including state and federal resources, may not begin to arrive for 24 hours or more. • Response activities guided by this Annex will be conducted in an inclusive, culturally competent manner to ensure that all affected individuals in Ramsey County are effectively served with fair and equitable treatment.