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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.

 

 
     
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