HIFLD OPEN National Shelter System Facilities

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Department of Homeland Security

Version:  View help for Version V1

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national-shelter-system-facilities-shapefile.zip application/zip 9.9 MB 11/04/2025 10:01:PM

Project Citation: 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Department of Homeland Security. HIFLD OPEN National Shelter System Facilities. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239725V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD OPEN National Shelter System Facilities
Summary:  View help for Summary This map layer turns on all shelter status types at the same time.The National Shelter System feature layer contains facilities that can house individuals in the event of an issued evacuation for the facilities area. This layer's attribution contains physical, demographic, and capacity information for facilities in the continental United States and some of its territories. The purpose of this layer 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
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; Emergency Services; National Shelter Facilities; Shelter; Emergency Preparedness; Disaster Planning
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 9/20/2019 – 9/20/2019
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025. (Downloaded 08/26)


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