The FAD worker must ensure all foster and adoptive homes caring for children under DFPS conservatorship have a written disaster plan on file. The FAD worker supplies each family making disaster plans with the Emergency Supply Checklist [sic, broken link]PDF DocumentExternal Link pamphlet developed by FEMAExternal Link.

Form 2288PDF Document Disaster Plan for DFPS Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Homes, was developed to ensure that all foster and adoptive homes caring for children in DFPS conservatorship are prepared, and have evacuation plans, in the event of an emergency. The FAD worker must ensure all foster and adoptive homes caring for children in DFPS conservatorship complete Form 2288:

  •   at the time of verification;

  •   at each re-evaluation; and

  •   any time the information provided on Form 2288 changes (within two weeks of the change).

The FAD worker must enter information from the completed form into the family's electronic case file.