Shelter In Place

Earthquake

Drawing of house with crack

Storm / Flooding

Coulds with lightning bolts and rain

Contagious Disease

Drawing of person coughing

Terrorism

Gun scope target drawing

Evacuation

Drawing of person running

Power Outage

Broken Power Line Pole

Fire

Fire drawing

Tsunami

Drawing of wave coming down on house

Shelter In Place

Person under roof

One of the instructions you may be given in an emergency is to shelter-in-place. This means you should stay indoors until authorities tell you it is safe or you are told to evacuate.

  • Select a small, interior room, with no or few windows.
  • Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.
  • Turn off all fans, heating and air conditioning systems. Close the fireplace damper.
  • Bring your family disaster supply kit and make sure the radio is working
  • Bring your pets.
  • It is ideal to have a hard-wired telephone in the room you select (cellular telephone equipment may be overwhelmed or damaged during an emergency)
  • Use duct tape and plastic sheeting (heavier than food wrap) to seal all cracks around the door and any vents into the room.
  • Listen to your radio or television for further instructions or updates.
  • If you are in your car, close windows and turn off vents and air conditioning.