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<br />FY 2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.. DECEMBER 2, 2005 <br /> <br />care shelter residents, and include the consideration of the essentiality of airborne delivery of <br />supplies to areas where ground transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to heavy damage <br />and/or obstruction. <br /> <br />CF A 9 - Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding, and Related Services) <br />Elements of former CFA 2, "Ensure operational viability of mass care shelters and medical <br />treatment facilities" are incorporated into this CF A: <br /> <br />. Revise or update current plans to include the provision of hazardous/toxic substances <br />portal and point detection and monitoring, decontamination and public safety support to <br />mass care shelters and medical treatment facilities by designated personnel and <br />equipment. <br />· Consider the establishment ofreception centers, which consolidate monitoring, triage, <br />decontamination, and registration of affected persons. <br />. Identify agent antidotes by types and dosage volumes and planning for storage, dispersal, <br />and dispensing, and awareness of how agent antidote dosages may impact the health of <br />vulnerable populations (e.g., immune-suppressed individuals, children). <br />· Consider the needs of individuals with disabilities and those who require continued <br />medical maintenance to maintain their health when establishing sheltering and reception <br />centers. <br /> <br />CF A 10 - Emergency Public Information and Warning <br />Former CF A 3 applies to this CF A. Review and revise planning for pre-event emergency public <br />information message content scripting/templates and arrangements for multiple modes of <br />message dissemination. Ensure that the distinctive characteristics of radiological, biological, and <br />chemical agents are reflected in template messages and that self-help contamination avoidance <br />and decontamination actions are also included. Review and revise planning for pre-event <br />emergency public information message content scripting/templates and arrangements for <br />multiple modes of message dissemination including accessible communication for individuals <br />with hearing and vision disabilities. <br /> <br />CFA 11- Fatality Management <br />This CF A links to the Target Capability for Fatality Management. <br /> <br />CFA 12 - Volunteer Management and Donations <br />This CFA links to the Target Capability for Volunteer Management and Donations. <br /> <br />Pandemic Influenza Preparedness <br />The updated version of the HHS Pandemic Influenza Plan was issued on November I, 2005 and <br />is available on-line at http://www.hhs.gov/pandemicflu/plan/. <br /> <br />As stated in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: <br /> <br />Preparing for a pandemic requires the leveraging of all instruments of national power, <br />and coordinated action by all segments of government and society. Influenza viruses do <br />not respect the distinctions of race, sex, age, profession or nationality, and are not <br /> <br />PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORATE'S OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING <br /> <br />99 <br /> <br />