SHOWER UNIT
DESCRIPTION
A deployable box, container, or trailer that contains shower heads, hot potable water and a system for grey water to be stored or removed from site that can be mobilized to support disaster survivors or responders.
RESOURCE CATEGORY
Mass Care
RESOURCE KIND
Unit
OVERALL FUNCTION
These units provide hot showers for personnel hygiene and comfort for responders and survivors.
COMPOSITION AND ORDERING SPECIFICATIONS
One shower head per 15- 20 people for a 24-hour operational period. A separate shower may be ordered for those with access and functional needs which meet the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

The following items need to be considered and/or ordered separately:
* Ramps for those with access and functional needs
* Hose/pipe diameter, length and connections
* Potable water supply
* Grey water disposal
* Electric/power needs
* Additional fuel (e.g. propane for hot water)
* Extra towels and soap (e.g., body wash, liquid soap)
* Disposable towels or capability to launder towels

RESOURCE TYPES 
TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III
TYPE IV
COMPONENT
METRIC/ MEASURE
CAPABILITY




Personnel
Hours of operation per shift

Same as Type IV
Same as Type IV
Same as Type IV
8 - 12 hours



NOTES:
None
Personnel
Per Unit/Per Shift
Support
Same as Type IV
Same as Type IV
Same as Type IV
2 Workers



NOTES:
None
Equipment
Maximum Shower Heads
Unit Output
12+ shower head units
8-11 shower head units
3 -7 shower head units
1- 2 shower head unit(s)



NOTES:
None



COMMENTS
* This resource is not recommended for short-term service delivery. The need to establish of a shower unit is based upon the assumption that unit will be needed for approximately one week or more.

REFERENCES
1. ADA Best Practices Toolkit, Chapter 7 Addendum 3: ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters: www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap7shelterchk.htm
2. ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Excerpts from 28 CFR Part 36: www.ada.gov/adastd94.pdf

This document is US Government work and is not copyright protected in the United States. This publication was created with individual input and expertise provided by several state and local government entities. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency does not endorse any non-US government organizations or publications, several documents were referenced in the creation of this document, including, for example, the “Shelter Guidance Aid and Shelter Staffing Matrix, International Association of Venue Managers, October 2010,” the “Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters, Federal Emergency Management Agency, November 2010,” and the “Mega-Sheltering Planning Guide, International Association of Venue Managers, October 2010.”
NOTE
Nationally typed resources represent the minimum criteria for the associated component and capability.
 

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