Lower Providence Township Emergency Preparedness Guide

How Will You Learnof an Emergency?If there is information that could affect your safety, or if protective actions arerequired, Lower Providence Township may use door-to-door notification, theCable Community Access Channel or its website (www.lowerprovidence.org) todisseminate this information. For a larger-scale emergency, the EmergencyAlert System (EAS) may be used. An alert signal may be sounded over the sirensystem installed in Lower Providence Township to direct you to the EAS. Originalprogramming will be interrupted and emergency message will be broadcast. InLower Providence, the EAS radio stations are KYW AM 1060, WNPV AM 1440,WZZD AM 990, and WPAZ AM 1370.In any emergency, check the TV, radio and Internet often for official news andinformation as it becomes available. A message will be broadcast advisingyou what action should be taken. Please do not use the telephone to try toget information. Use your phone only to request assistance for a personalemergency.IF YOU ARE TOLD TO EVACUATE, DO SO IMMEDIATELY.■ Take your Go Kit.■ Secure your home as you would for a three-day trip.■ For an emergency at the Limerick Generating Station, follow the directionson Pages 12 & 13.■ For other emergencies, Lower Providence Emergency Management &Planning will direct you to a designated shelter.If you need transportation, attempt to obtain a ride with neighbors, a friend orrelatives. If this is not possible, call Lower Providence Township EmergencyManagement & Planning, 610-539-5900.IF YOU ARE TOLD TO STAY INSIDE - SHELTER-IN-PLACEThis is a precaution aimed to keep you safe while remaining indoors. It meansselecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows, and taking refuge there.It does not mean sealing off your entire home or office building.■ Close and lock windows and doors.■ If directed, turn off ventilation systems, water and gas.■ Seal gaps under doorways and windows with duct tape.■ If your suspect chemical or biological agents have entered your house, moveto a safe room in the interior of the house on a higher floor, if possible.■ If harmful vapors do enter, cover your mouth and nose with a cloth.■ Keep pets inside.■ Stay inside until authorities say it is safe.9