Emergency Shelters

The Chief Education Officer, as Chief Shelter Warden, will maintain a list of buildings, which have been identified as shelters for use in an emergency.

The list of Emergency Committee will arrange for the wide publicity of shelters in its area through churches, school voluntary organisations and community groups.

The Chief Education Officer in collaboration with the Chief Community Development Officer and the District Disaster Committees will ensure that the manager of every emergency shelter open and ready to receive evacuees when necessary.

The Chief Education Officer will ensure the appointment of suitably qualified staff to manage emergency shelters. Specific procedures should be developed for each member of a shelter organisation.

The Chief Education Officer will collaborate with the District Committees and the Chief Community Development Officer and the Public Works Department to ensure the proper maintenance of emergency shelters.

Where tents are used as emergency shelters they will be under the control of the Department responsible for such equipment.

Internal Emergency procedures sectoral Plan will be developed and presented to the National Disaster Organisation. The guidelines as outlined in the preceding paragraphs provide the foundation for the management of all shelters in Grenada.