What to do when there is a disaster?

These pointers is what you should do when there is  a disaster.
You hear the siren? Go inside and close doors and windows. Turn  on the radio  or tv to the disaster channel. Check crissis websites for more information during a disaster. Follow the instructions of the government and helpers. Do not get your children from school, the school leadership helps your children. Help others as much as possible. Even if the phone still working, do not make unnecessarily calls this is to prevent the overload of the telephone network.
Here are some points what you should do.

When there is a big fire

• Can you no longer see through the smoke? Stay than low to the ground.
• Can you not leave the building? Ga stand for a window so the fire brigade can see you.
• Go never back into a burning building.

 

Terrorist attack.

• Go to an open place, away from large buildings.
• Give (mobile phone) pictures you made to the police.
• Do not Go look at the site of the attack.

 

Traffic disaster

• Are you with the car in a tunnel: leave the car and go through the nearest escape route out of the tunnel.
• Do not walk unnecessarily on the highway.
• Keep the emergency route free for the fire brigade, police and ambulance.

 

Disease wave

• Always use paper handkerchiefs that you after use immediately can throw away.
• Wash your hands often.
• Stay home if you have a contagious disease.

 

Collapse danger

• Stay low to the ground, look for shelter under heavy furniture or a door post, sit there quiet, and protect your head and neck with your arms.
• Do not use elevators.
• If you are covered under the rubble lay down quiet as possible and make sounds if possible on pipes or tubes. Scream only when there is not otherwise possible.

 

Electricity, gas, water or phone failure

• Listen to the disaster channel on your radio with batteries.
• Is the phone still working? Call not unnecessarily this will overload the telephone network.
• If the power still? Take a look at the website of your community.

 Flood

• Expected you that the water comes in your house? Turn off gas and electricity.
• Make an evacuation package ready (radio + battery, flashlight, batteries, medicines, important documents, food and drink, clothing and blankets).
• If you can not away: listen to the regional disaster channel on your portable radio.

 

Nuclear Accident

• Stay inside or go inside and close doors and windows and all ventilation, such as hood, vent duct, wall and toilet grid.
• Do not use drink tap water, no rain, no leaf vegetables or difficult to clean food.
• Keep pets inside and do not touch people and animals who have been outside.

 

Dangerous substances

• Stay inside or go inside and close doors and windows and all ventilation, as hood, vent duct, wall and toilet grid.
• Listen to the disaster channel and look at a crissis website.
• Go to a room wich you can close good where is no draught, preferably middle in the home or building.
• Are you outside? Walk across the wind with a cloth to your nose and mouth.

 

Disorder

• If there creates panic during an event, do not go against the people flow.
• Stay calm and follow the instructions of the authorities.
• Do not go to the site of the disorder.

When there is a disaster do follow these important points.