NATURAL DISASTERS
Every family should be prepared for different kinds of natural disasters that affect their area. From forest fires and floods, to hurricanes and tornadoes, to terror attacks and oil spills, participants in CNCS programs have provided critical support to millions of Americans affected by disasters since 1994.The Office of Emergency Preparedness urges each family to develop a family disaster plan.
Where will your family be when disaster strikes? they could be anywhere – at work; at school or in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Disasters may force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephones – were cut off?
Where will your family be when disaster strikes? they could be anywhere – at work; at school or in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Disasters may force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services – water, gas, electricity or telephones – were cut off?
WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD SOMEONE TAKE DURING THE DISASTER TO KEEP SAFE?
1) If you are at home, go to the basement on the lowest floor. If you don't have a basement, hide in a windowless, bathroom, or a central closet in a good place. find something thick and protective to cover the important parts of your body(head).
2) If your in school, go to the locker room or any safe rooms on the lowest floor. Try to stay as far away from glass and windows as you can. Listen to what the teachers want you to do.
3) If your not in your home, or in a house that's not safe during a tornado, leave and seek for a safe shelter. If there's no shelter nearby, lie down flat in the nearest ditch and cover your head with your hands or bag.
4) If your in your car, don"t try to out run the tornado, abandon your vehicle, and go to the nearest substantial shelter. Seeking shelter under a highway overpass is NOT safe.
2) If your in school, go to the locker room or any safe rooms on the lowest floor. Try to stay as far away from glass and windows as you can. Listen to what the teachers want you to do.
3) If your not in your home, or in a house that's not safe during a tornado, leave and seek for a safe shelter. If there's no shelter nearby, lie down flat in the nearest ditch and cover your head with your hands or bag.
4) If your in your car, don"t try to out run the tornado, abandon your vehicle, and go to the nearest substantial shelter. Seeking shelter under a highway overpass is NOT safe.
ARE THERE COMMON EVACUATION PROCEDURES? WHAT ARE THEY?
There are a lot of different kinds of evacuation procedures for tornadoes.
- Starting at the back of the unit, evacuate all patrons and personal from the space.
- If you have orange vests or any other safety equipments, you should wear them.
- Close and lock any doors as you leave.
- Post the appended signs on the doors of your unit as you leave school, home, work ect.
- Avoid using the elevators and stairwells with windows (if possible) make your way quickly to designated safe spaces within the library, locker room, or basement .
- Assume a seated position on the floor, with the head down and hands locked over the head during the disaster period. If you are wearing a heavy jacket or have access to other heavy cloth material, bags, or pillows, use these items to cover your upper body and head. This will help protect you from any flying glass and debris. Always try to stay close to the floor.
- Please stay still in the sheltered location until notified that the warning has been lifted, or thirty minutes have lapsed without sounding of the Civil Defense sirens indicating a continued danger.
- In the event that you cannot reach one of the identified safe spaces noted above, locate a room with few bookshelves and take shelter under a strong table or desk in a windowless room. Do NOT run around or stand by a window.
WHAT ARE SOME COMMON THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT DO
It is important that you don't do anything you should not do during a tornado. First of all, don't try to outrun a tornado, a tornado’s average speed is 10-20mph across the ground, but can reach speeds up to 60mph. Second, do not stand near windows, if the tornado is right outside the window, you could get injured terriblely or even get killed. Third, do not take cover underneath an overpass or a bridge, if you do, you could get killed immedietly.
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