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E M E R G E N C Y
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CDC / FEMA guidance, verified Aug 2026
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first🚪 F I R S T H O U R
1. ARE YOU SAFE WHERE YOU ARE?
if not, leave now - take nothing
you cannot carry while moving fast
2. CALL 911 IF LIFE IS AT RISK
if calls will not go through, TEXT.
short texts often get through a
congested network when voice cannot
3. PUT SHOES ON
broken glass is the most common
injury after a disaster
4. GRAB IF YOU CAN
water · medicines · ID & documents
phone + battery · flashlight
warm layer · cash in small bills
5. GET INFORMATION
battery or hand-crank radio
NOAA weather radio broadcasts on
162.400 - 162.550 MHz
SHELTER IN PLACE
unless you are told to evacuate, or
you can see a reason to go.
roads jam fast and fuel runs out
water💧 W A T E R
HOW MUCH
1 gallon per person per day
3 days minimum · 2 weeks if you can
pets need water too
HIDDEN WATER IN YOUR HOME
water heater tank
toilet TANK (not the bowl)
ice in the freezer
IF THE WATER IS CLOUDY
filter through a clean cloth, paper
towel or coffee filter - or let it
settle and pour off the clear water.
then treat it
BOILING (best method)
rolling boil for 1 MINUTE
3 MINUTES above 6,500 feet
let it cool before drinking
BOILING DOES NOT REMOVE
CHEMICALS, FUEL OR TOXINS. If water
may be chemically contaminated, do
not drink it - find another source.
fire🔥 F I R E & S M O K E
WILDFIRE
leave EARLY. do not wait to be told.
most people who die waited
see fire? you are already late
BEFORE YOU GO
close all windows and doors
leave them UNLOCKED for firefighters
turn on outside lights
back the car in, windows up
SMOKE
N95 or P100 - cloth and surgical
masks do not stop smoke particles
stay indoors, AC on RECIRCULATE
one room + box fan filter is enough
quake🚨 E A R T H Q U A K E
DURING
DROP · COVER · HOLD ON
under a table, hold a leg of it
no table? next to an interior wall,
cover your head and neck
do NOT run outside while it shakes
IN BED
stay there. cover your head with a
pillow
AFTER
expect aftershocks
check for gas smell before any flame
no candles until you are sure
power🔦 P O W E R & F U M E S
CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS QUIETLY.
NEVER run a generator, camp stove,
charcoal or gas grill indoors, in a
garage, or within 20 FEET of any
window, door or vent. You will not
smell it. You will just fall asleep.
GAS SHUTOFF
only shut the gas off if you SMELL
gas or HEAR hissing.
once it is off, only the utility
should turn it back on
FOOD
fridge keeps 4 hours if kept shut
full freezer keeps about 48 hours
when in doubt, throw it out
signal📋 S I G N A L F O R H E L P
THREE OF ANYTHING MEANS DISTRESS
3 whistle blasts · 3 flashes
3 fires · 3 gunshots
pause, then repeat
USE A WHISTLE, NOT YOUR VOICE
it carries much further and costs
almost no energy. shouting wears
you out in minutes
IF YOU ARE LOST
STAY PUT. searchers move toward a
last known position
make yourself big and visible
Works with the internet down.
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