Shelter-In-Place

• Stay calm
• Take your family and pets inside your home and remain there
• Turn on your TV and radio and listen for Emergency Alert System (EAS) information, instructions, and updates.
• Close and lock all windows and doors in your home.
• Turn off all air conditioners, fans, vents and heating systems, etc. that draw in outside air.
• Close the fireplace damper.
• Use the phone only for emergency calls.
• Go to the highest room above ground (not the basement) with the fewest windows and doors.
• Take your Home Emergency Supply Kit with you to this room.
• If necessary, place damp towels in the cracks under the doors. Tape around doors, windows, and exhaust fans or vents. Use plastic to cover the windows, outlets and heat registers.
• If necessary, children at affected schools will be sheltered there. Parents should not go to the schools unless advised to do so.
• Stay in this room and listen to your radio or tv until local authorities tell you that all is safe or you are told to evacuate.
• When the local authorities announce the end of the emergency, ventilate your home by opening doors and windows and going outside.
• Shelter-In-Place Information