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National Shelter System Facilities

2025 - Homeland Infrastructure Foundation Level Data HIFLD


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ABSTRACT
This layer contains shelter facilities for the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) database https://gii.dhs.gov/HIFLD. 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).