Regional workshop highlights sheltering gaps, bus-tracking systems and limits on pet sheltering
Officials reviewed evacuation practices used during past storms, described wristband/scan tracking for evacuees, said many jurisdictions lack local pet-sheltering capacity, and reiterated the need for generators at critical shelters.
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Officials recounted sheltering and evacuation practices used during recent hurricanes and tests: schools provided buses, evacuees received wristbands that were scanned at destinations to keep track of locations, and some jurisdictions lacked designated pet-sheltering options. "If we're evacuated, they need to evacuate...the school district is...providing bus transportation," one participant said, summarizing local evacuation logistics.
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