SAFETY:SAFETY:Safety During EmergenciesSafety During Emergencies

Ms. MaiMs. Mai

Lawndale High SchoolLawndale High School

Safety During EmergenciesSafety During Emergencies

Storms, floods, earthquakes, and Storms, floods, earthquakes, and other natural disasters cause other natural disasters cause property damage, personal injury, property damage, personal injury, and deathand death

Although nobody can control the Although nobody can control the weather or stop an earthquake, people weather or stop an earthquake, people can prepare for natural disasters in can prepare for natural disasters in order to lessen the damage they causeorder to lessen the damage they cause

Planning for EmergenciesPlanning for Emergencies

Most communities have disaster Most communities have disaster plans including the police, fire plans including the police, fire fighters, local hospitals, local Red fighters, local hospitals, local Red Cross chapter, and members of the Cross chapter, and members of the local public health and civil defense local public health and civil defense agenciesagencies

A civil defense agency is an A civil defense agency is an organization concerned with organization concerned with protecting the communityprotecting the community

Severe Weather ConditionsSevere Weather Conditions

With modern weather satellites and With modern weather satellites and weather-tracking devices, it is not weather-tracking devices, it is not possible to forecast most types of possible to forecast most types of severe weather conditionssevere weather conditions

Warnings are usually given so people Warnings are usually given so people have time to preparehave time to prepare

People need to stock up on food, People need to stock up on food, water, flashlights or candles, water, flashlights or candles, batteries, and medicinesbatteries, and medicines

LightningLightning

Lightning kills about 150 people in Lightning kills about 150 people in the US each yearthe US each year

In order to keep yourself safe during In order to keep yourself safe during a lightning storm,a lightning storm, go indoors and go indoors and stay therestay there

Avoid touching metal objectsAvoid touching metal objects and do and do not talk on the telephonenot talk on the telephone

Unplug electrical appliancesUnplug electrical appliances to to protect them from power surgesprotect them from power surges

FloodsFloods

Flooding is a frequent result of Flooding is a frequent result of severe rainstormssevere rainstorms

Melting mountains now can also cause Melting mountains now can also cause floods along rivers and streamsfloods along rivers and streams

If you are in a car, leave it If you are in a car, leave it immediately and go to higher groundsimmediately and go to higher grounds

FloodFlood

BlizzardsBlizzards Blizzards are dangerous snowstorms Blizzards are dangerous snowstorms

with high windswith high winds During a blizzard, go indoors and stay During a blizzard, go indoors and stay

there and prepare for a power shortagethere and prepare for a power shortage Dress warmly using layers, especially Dress warmly using layers, especially

when sleepingwhen sleeping Carry a shovel, blankets, and snacks Carry a shovel, blankets, and snacks

in your carin your car If you are piled under snow, run your If you are piled under snow, run your

engine every hour for heat and turn engine every hour for heat and turn the light on inside your carthe light on inside your car

BlizzardsBlizzards

HurricanesHurricanes

A hurricane is a tropical storm with A hurricane is a tropical storm with rain and winds of more than 75mphrain and winds of more than 75mph

Hurricanes usually occur along the Hurricanes usually occur along the coast between Texas and Floridacoast between Texas and Florida

During a hurricane, board or tape up During a hurricane, board or tape up windows and bring items insidewindows and bring items inside

HurricaneHurricane

TornadoesTornadoes

Tornadoes can cause damage Tornadoes can cause damage because their twisting winds can because their twisting winds can reach as high as 400mphreach as high as 400mph

Tornado Watch – weather conditions Tornado Watch – weather conditions are favorable for a tornadoare favorable for a tornado

Tornado Warning – when a tornado is Tornado Warning – when a tornado is sighted by a person or on radarsighted by a person or on radar

During a tornado, seek shelter During a tornado, seek shelter immediately (lie down in ditch)immediately (lie down in ditch)

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EarthquakesEarthquakes Most earthquakes occur along the west Most earthquakes occur along the west

coast of the US and last a few secondscoast of the US and last a few seconds Earthquakes can cause buildings to fall, Earthquakes can cause buildings to fall,

and landslides where there are no treesand landslides where there are no trees If you are indoors, hide under heavy If you are indoors, hide under heavy

furniturefurniture If you are outdoors, stay in the open If you are outdoors, stay in the open

away from electrical wires and buildingsaway from electrical wires and buildings After an earthquake, check water, power, After an earthquake, check water, power,

and gas lines and report any problemsand gas lines and report any problems

EarthquakeEarthquake