The National Shelter System feature class
contains facilities that can house individuals in the event of an issued
evacuation for the facilities area. This feature class attribution contains
physical, demographic, and capacity information for facilities in the
continental United States and some of its territories. The purpose of this
feature class is to provide accurate locations for a potential shelter in the
event of a disaster. The facilities included have been designated as a Shelter
by either the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the American Red
Cross (ARC).
THIS LAYER SHOULD NOT BE USED TO DETERMINE THE
OPERATIONAL STATUS OF A FACILITY DURING AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY.
