KEY POINT
Understand why an Incident Commander might choose to SIP populations with
special needs or large populations rather than evacuate them.
Many educational and institutional facilities house large populations and/or people with special needs.
As noted earlier, the term “special needs” is fairly general. It would include people who are mentally and/or physically disabled, non-English speaking, culturally isolated, medically or chemically dependent, homeless, frail or elderly, and children.