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• Accessibility to medications, refrigeration and back-up power 3.11.1 FUNCTIONAL NEEDS POPULATIONS Functional need populations are those members of the community who may have additional needs before, during, and after an incident in functional areas, including, but not limited to, maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision and medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; who live in institutionalized settings; who are older adults; who are children; who are from diverse cultures; who have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or who are transportation disadvantaged. According to the Center for Disease Control, 21.9 percent of people in California identify as having a disability. Lessons documented in recent disasters concerning the integration of people with disabilities into community living and the growing aging population has shown that the existing paradigm of emergency planning and implementation must change. These lessons learned show three areas that are repeatedly identified as most important to people with disabilities and older adults: communications (alert, warning, and notification), evacuation (transportation), and sheltering. 3.11.2 CAL OES OFFICE OF ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS (OAFN) In January 2008, the Office for Access and Functional Needs (OAFN) was created within Cal OES. The purpose of OAFN is to identify the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs before, during and after disasters and to integrate them into the State's emergency management systems. OAFN utilizes a whole community approach by offering training and guidance to emergency managers and planners, disability advocates and other service providers responsible for planning for, responding to and helping communities recover from disasters. In short, OAFN plans for the realities of disasters by integrating access and functional needs into everything Cal OES does, including partnership development, outreach, training, guidance, and providing technical assistance. 3.11.3 ANIMAL CONSIDERATIONS The PETS Act (Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006) directs that state and local emergency preparedness plans address the needs of people with pets and service animals prior to, during and after a major disaster. The Redwood City Police Department, in conjunction with the San Mateo County Animal Services Department (225 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403; Program Manager (650) 573-3726), will lead the effort to comply with the PETS Act. The County contracts with the Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), a private non-profit organization, to enforce all animal control laws, shelter homeless animals, and provide a variety of other services. Services provided by PHS and SPCA, 12 Airport Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94401 and 1450 Rollins Road, Burlingame, CA 94010, (650) 340-8200 are: • Rescue injured animals 43