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area, what the warning signals are, and what to do when you hear them. Where am I - Make sure your kids know what county or area you live in and listen for that name on radio or TV updates. Get tuned in - Keep a battery-operated radio (with spare batteries) handy for weather forecasts and updates. (Environment Canada’s Weatheradio and NOAA’s Weather Radio have tone-alert features that alert you when a Watch or Warning has been issued.) Be ready to evacuate - If officials say leave - DO it! (see EVACUATION) Make a plan - Review Section 1 to develop a Family Emergency Plan and Disaster Supplies Kit. Learn to shut off - Know where and how to shut off electricity, gas and water at main switches and valves -- ask local utilities for instructions. Where do I go - Know locations of shelters where you spend time (schools, nursing homes, office, etc.) The best place is underground (like a basement, a safe room, or storm cellar) or find a hallway, bathroom, or closet in middle of building on the lowest floor. Do drills - Practice going to shelter with your family and “duck and cover” (use your hands and arms to protect head and stay down low). Put it on film/chip/drive - Either videotape or take pictures of home and personal belongings and store them off-site with your important papers. DURING A TORNADO WATCH OR WARNING: Review above tips and... Listen - Keep up with local news reports tracking the twister or conditions using a battery-operated radio. Watch & listen - Some danger signs of a tornado include dark green-ish sky, clouds moving to form a funnel, large hail, or loud roar (like a train). Be ready to evacuate - Keep listening to authorities - if told to leave, DO it (esp if you live in a mobile home or trailer). DURING A TORNADO: Listen - Use a battery-operated radio to hear reports tracking the twister. 130 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325
Take cover - If you hear or see a tornado coming take cover immediately! IF IN A TRAILER OR MOBILE HOME – GET OUT!!! • Get to a stronger shelter… or … • Stay low to ground in a ditch and cover head with hands. • If you hear or see water in the ditch, move quickly to a drier spot (in case lightning strikes nearby). IF INDOORS - Get to a safe place right away - and avoid windows!! • In house or small building - Go to basement, storm cellar or middle of building on lowest floor (bathroom, closet or hallway). Get under something sturdy or put mattress or covers over you for protection & stay until danger passes. • In a school, nursing home, factory or shopping center - Go to designated shelter areas (or interior hallways on lowest floor) -- stay away from open areas. • In a high-rise building - Go to a small, interior room or hallway on lowest floor possible and avoid windows. IF OUTDOORS - Try to take shelter in a basement or sturdy building. Or lie in a dry ditch with hands covering your head, but watch and listen for flooding and be aware you’re a bigger target for lightning. And if you hear or see water, move since it can carry lightning’s electrical charge! IF IN A VEHICLE - GET OUT and take shelter in a building or lie flat in a ditch with hands covering head (but be aware you’re a bigger target for lightning when lying flat & listen for flooding!) DO NOT try to out-drive a tornado! You never know which direction one will go & it moves too fast. AFTER A TORNADO: Listen - Use a battery-operated radio to hear reports in case there are more twisters. Be aware - Watch for broken glass and downed power lines .. and avoid damaged buildings or homes until authorities give the OK to enter. Injured people - Do not try to move injured people unless they are in danger and call for help immediately. (see TIPS ON BASIC FIRST AID) What to wear - Use sturdy work boots and gloves. Recovery tips - See TIPS ON RECOVERING FROM A DISASTER www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325 131
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IT’S A DISASTER! ...and what are
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Resi
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EVACUATION The District Department
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DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONM
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IMPORTANT DISTRICT TELEPHONE NUMBER
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DISTRICT EMERGENCY SHELTERS These s
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DISTRICT EMERGENCY SHELTERS (CONTIN
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IT’S A DISASTER! …and what are
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DEDICATION This manual is dedicated
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CONTENTS Disclaimer . . . . . . . .
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Smallpox . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Heat-Related Illnesses . . . . . .
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DISASTER FACTS & FIGURES Both natur
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FACTS & FIGURES BY TYPE OF DISASTER
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Terrorism Between 1993 and 2006 the
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Section 1 Family Emergency Plan, Ki
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[ ] Take a basic first aid and CPR
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TIPS FOR PETS OR LIVESTOCK / LARGE
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EMERGENCY PLAN, continued Family Do
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[ ] Keep at least a three-day suppl
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- Antacid (for upset stomach) - Ant
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[ ] Signal flares [ ] Small hand to
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[ ] Denture needs [ ] Extra eye gla
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[ ] Water … as much as you can fi
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Section 2 Disaster Preparedness, Pr
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Soon we’ll explain what to do BEF
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Move valuables to higher ground If
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Landscape wisely Plant fire-resista
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Consider building a shelter or “s
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Remember ... it’s not a matter of
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What are YOU gonna do about… AVAL
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Stick it out - If you are lucky eno
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Move it! - Whether you are in a veh
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What are YOU gonna do about… AN E
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systems may go on. • DO NOT use t
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What are YOU gonna do about… AN E
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plenty of water. Leave bathroom doo
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• If washing dishes or clothes, m
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Know how to shut off power - Know w
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Wildfires are intense fires that ar
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What are YOU gonna do about… A FL
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AFTER A FLOOD (OR HEAVY RAIN): Thin
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IF INDOORS - Stay inside until the
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transportation accident involving h
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Strange vapors or danger - Report a
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Typhoon - used in Northwest Pacific
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• Fill up your car with fuel. •
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Use bleach - The best thing to use
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What is the most dangerous part of
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Make a plan - Review Section 1 to d
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What are YOU gonna do about… TERR
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What are YOU gonna do about… CONV
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What are YOU gonna do about… DROW
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What are YOU gonna do about… EYE
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What are YOU gonna do about… HEAD
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CARDIAC ARREST (GIVING CPR) Main th
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CPR POSITION FOR CHILDREN (1 - 8 YE
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What are YOU gonna do about… HEAT
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What are YOU gonna do about… INFE
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Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 w
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primarily by touching people or thi
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POISON - INHALED BY BREATHING Revie
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Illustration 3-4 Poison Ivy Illustr
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POISON - SWALLOWED See TERRORISM (i
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What are YOU gonna do about… A ST
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Section 4 Emergency Contact Names &
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ABOUT THE SALVATION ARMY The Salvat
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STATE & TERRITORY EMERGENCY MANAGEM
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Nebraska Emergency Management Agenc
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warning and disaster tracking servi
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magnitude. Some areas of responsibi
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New Brunswick New Brunswick Emergen
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Neighborhood Watch incorporates ter
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APPENDIX B Business Continuity (Pla
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• If possible, know who’s in th
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• Other Businesses/Immediate Neig
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Cyber threats - Computer crime and
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& Industry. It is a step-by-step ap
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Jane’s (company offers comprehens
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American Heart Association. Hands-O
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Emergencies, Dirty Bombs, Atlanta,
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Mayell, Mark and the Editors of Nat
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.
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INDEX A activated charcoal, first a
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sunburn, first aid treatment, 176 b
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chemical spill. See hazardous mater
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expanding for a nuclear threat or a
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alerts and information on national
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frostbite, first aid information, 1
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landslides about, 37, 39-40 facts a
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clean up before entering shelter, 1
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types of, 112 using potassium iodid
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long-term, 147 pets and, 24, 150 sh
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safety information, 135-137 tephra,
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