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For our set of instructions for facing

an environmental emergency

32. Put together the final version of your set of instructions. Look at

the example.

HURRICANES

Before
» Build an emergency kit with items such as band-aids, alcohol,

gauze, etc.
» Use mass media to receive the alerts that have
been issued.
» Make a communication plan.
» Practice how you will communicate with each other,
such as choosing an out-of-town contact for all family

members to call.
» Look for the following danger signs: dark, greenish sky, large hail,
large, dark, low-lying cloud, loud roaring, like a train.

» Stay alert if it rains heavily or hails.

DURING
» Go to a safe room such as a basement, cellar or lowest building level.
» If there is no basement, go to an inside room like a closet or a hallway.
» Stay away from dangerous places (e.g. corners, windows, doors, and outside walls).

» Do not open windows.
» Put on sturdy shoes.
» Protect your head.
» If you are outside with no shelter, go to the lowest floor of a sturdy nearby building or

storm shelter, ASAP.
» If you are outside with no shelter nearby, get into a vehicle
and buckle your seatbelt. Put your head down below the
windows and cover your head with your hands and a

blanket, coat, etc.
» If there is no car or shelter, try to find a ditch or area
lower than the ground and lie down. You are safer in a low,
flat location than under a bridge or a highway overpass.

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