Reunification

Looking at the region’s needs and gaps in reunification and family notification.

Healthcare Facility Reunification Resources:

Make a Plan

Sample Plan

Tools and Templates

Additional Guidance

Family Reunification Center - Team Checklist

Family Assistance Center - Team Checklist

Acronyms and Glossary

What do all of these terms mean?

Prepare Your Forms

Family Member Interview Forms

Other Family Forms

Internal Forms

HICS Forms

Become Familiar with The Kit

What’s in the kit?

Office supplies:

Office supply kit
Sharpies
Sticky notes
Pens
Blank paper
Clipboards to hold forms

Identiﬁcation Tools:

Staff vests
Nametags and bracelets for family members

Signage:

Reuniﬁcation ﬂag and banner
Whiteboard for detailed messaging
Blank laminated sheets to create your own signs
4 cones and striped tape to demarcate area
Painters tape

Family Comfort Items:

USB power cords
Power adapter blocks
Power tower
Tissues
Fidget toys
LCD Doodle tablet
First aid kit (To be administered by staff)

Small Bluetooth printer: This is used to print small photos that can be texted or emailed by family members to staff and printed from a cell phone. Laminated instruction sheet is included.

Test Your Plan and Your Kit

Hospital Family Reunification Tabletop Exercise with Functional Elements

Includes testing RISK kits. (PDF Version)

Hospital Family Reunification Tabletop Exercise with Functional Elements

Includes testing RISK kits. (MS Word version)

CFDMC Family Reunification Response Tabletop Exercise

Multi agency

Additional Links & Resources

I Love You Guys

Mission: To restore and protect the joy of youth through educational programs and positive actions in collaboration with families, schools, communities, organizations and government entities.

This is a TEST: Community Reception Center (CRC)

This is a TEST: Community Reception Center (CRC) Overview This is a TEST CRC Edition (TEST CRC) is a training and exercise simulation tool

This is a TEST: Points of Dispensing (POD)

This is a TEST: Points of Dispensing (POD) This is a TEST POD Edition (TEST POD) is a training and exercise simulation tool that

CEMIR/NPDC Collaborative Podcast #Prep4TheKids

The Center for Emergency Management Intelligence Research – the CEMIR’s Substack In honor of National First Responder Day October 28th Center for Emergency

Family Reunification Toolkit – School Districts

Download Here This toolkit serves as a template to further family reunification activities and has applicability to School Districts. Find more resources like this

Family Reunification Toolkit: A template to support regional family reunification

Download Here These toolkits serves as a template to further family reunification activities and has applicability to Emergency Operations Centers, School Districts and Healthcare

Family Reunification Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics Family Reunification Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities Family Separation and Reunification in Disasters Western Massachusetts Region Homeland

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response Topical Collection resource endeavors to inform and guide pediatricians as well as planners, responders,

Special Needs Shelters

In Florida, there are two types of shelters – general population shelters and special needs shelters. It is important to note that not every person

American National Red Cross

The American Red Cross, also known as the American National Red Cross, is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief,

Pediatric Emergency and Disaster Search (PEDS)

The Pediatric Emergency and Disaster Search (PEDS) tool is designed to help you find high-quality information about how to take care of children before, during,

211 (United Way)

211 is the most comprehensive source of information about local resources and services in the country. It’s powered by people: thousands of caring, local experts

Additional Forms: