American Red Cross Shelter Assessment Form

• Disaster Assessment Intake Tool (PDF 61.2kb)

Tips for First Responders

1. Seniors


2. People With Service Animals


3. People With Mobility Impairments


4. People Who Are Mentally Ill


5. People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired


6. People Who Are Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing


7. People With Cognitive Disabilities

These tips came from several sources. These include:

• New Mexico Department of Health, Award U90/CCU616999 Cooperative Agreement for Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


• New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability


• Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico


• American Association on Health and Disability

The opinions expressed above in this page do not represent the official positions of these agencies.