DISASTER! - Homeland Security and Emergency Management ...

IF INDOORS - If near blast, stay put if home or building is not damaged.If fires are spreading, cover nose and mouth and find shelter in a basementor building further away. Then ...• Close doors, windows and fireplace damper and turn offair conditioner, ventilation fans, furnace and other intakessince they can pull in air or fallout from outside.• Go to an underground shelter or make an expedient shelterusing as much shielding as possible (like furniture,appliances, books, boxes of dirt, etc.) in your basement orthe center of room or building.• Grab your water, food and supplies and have radiationdetection devices ready to monitor radiation levels.• Keep a battery-operated radio with you to hear updatesand stay inside until it is safe to go out.IF OUTDOORS - Cover mouth and nose with a cloth and take shelterimmediately. Remember ... distance, shielding and time.IF IN A VEHICLE - Keep windows up, close vents, use “recirculating” airand listen to radio for updates. If possible, drive away from site. If you can’tget away and you are near the blast area, immediately seek shelter fromdeadly fallout and fires.Things to watch out for:• fallout - can arrive 10-20 minutes after the blast -- lookslike gray sand or gritty ash and is very radioactive the firstfew days so find heavy shielding. Fallout can be carried bywinds for hundreds of miles.• fires - gas lines or chemicals may cause them to spread• flying & falling objects - the blast and shock waves canshatter windows and hurl debris or body parts like missiles• weak structures, floors or stairs - be careful since theycould have been weakened or damaged by blastsListen - Turn on radio or TV (if working) to learn projected paths of falloutor fires. Authorities will give specific instructions for people outside theblast zone -- some may need to evacuate ... others should take shelter.Stay or go..? - Evacuate if told to do so by local authorities ... and ...• Grab your Disaster Supplies Kit.• Close doors, windows and fireplace damper.• Cover your mouth and nose with face mask or cloth.• Keep listening to radio for evacuation routes & updates.www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325123