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  • 1.  Emergency situation protocols/SOPs for shelters

    Posted 02-13-2025 07:27 AM

    My shelter is working on updating our Standard Operating Procedures for several areas, and it was brought to my attention that we don't have much to cover emergency situations. Does anyone have emergency protocols/SOPs they could share to help us improve our planning? I think it's always useful to see what others are doing and what can be adapted for our own facility! A couple situations specifically that I'd like to see other shelters' plans for include:

    • Fire (big, quick-acting disaster)
    • Flood or weather (big disaster but maybe we have a little more time to evacuate)
    • Active shooter or other physically hostile individual

    I appreciate any help getting started! 


    #DisasterRelief

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    Erin Dams
    Operations Director
    Roanoke Valley SPCA
    Roanoke VA
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  • 2.  RE: Emergency situation protocols/SOPs for shelters

    Posted 02-13-2025 07:32 AM

    I found two existing threads related to (but not quite) what I'm looking for:

    Shelter Emergency Plans | Animal Welfare Professionals 

    Customizable Emergency Response Plan for Animal Shelters - ASPCA Pro 



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    Erin Dams
    Operations Director
    Roanoke Valley SPCA
    Roanoke VA
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