- Stay calm!
- Follow your emergency plan.
- Get your emergency kit.
- Ensure your own safety before aiding others.
- Listen to television and radio for information from local officials.
- Stay where you are (shelter-in-place) until you are informed that the emergency has passed or to evacuate.
Cell Phone use During an Emergency
It is important for you to keep in mind that during an emergency, many more people are trying to use their wireless and wireline telephones at the same time and may create network congestion. Some tips:
- Limit non-emergency calls
- Make calls brief
- Text message instead
Evacuation
When events such as fire or floods endanger communities residents may need to evacuate the area until it is safe to return. Evacuation is the process of removing persons from an area of danger to an area of safety. Evacuation may be either local, affecting a single building or group of buildings, or widespread, affecting a whole community.