Rest and Relief Shelters are types of which shelter category?

• A. Deliberately Planned Shelters
• B. Shelters In Place
• C. CBRN Shelters
• D. Emergency Operation Shelters

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is how shelters are categorized by the hazard they’re designed to address. Rest and Relief Shelters are designed to protect personnel from hazardous environments and to give them a safe, controlled space to rest, recover, and re-enter operations. Because their main purpose is to shield people from chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats and to provide a controlled environment with appropriate decontamination and air protection, they fit under the CBRN Shelters category.

This differs from shelters intended for sheltering in place, which focus on keeping civilians protected by staying where they are during an incident; Emergency Operation Shelters are oriented toward supporting incident management and logistics; and Deliberately Planned Shelters aren’t a standard hazard-based category used for classifying rest/restoration facilities.