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SHELTER IN PLACE STEPSTo follow during a chemical emergency in Deer Park

1. When you hear the OUTSIDE WARNING SYSTEM, go inside the nearest home or building and shut the doors and windows.

2. Tune to radio station AM 530 for emergency instructions.

3. Keep the phone lines open for official use. (Deer Park’s computerized telephone notification system will notify citizens in affected areas.)

Additional tips for Sheltering in Place

• Stay inside unless you are told you can safely leave.

• Turn off heating, cooling or ventilation systems. Close the fireplace damper.

• If your eyes, nose or throat become irritated, protect your breathing by covering your mouth with a damp cloth, taking frequent shallow breaths and staying calm.

• If you are in a vehicle, close windows and turn off air systems.

If Evacuation is Ordered by Authorities:

• Stay calm

• Gather what you and your family will need. Take such essential items as medicine, baby supplies, driver’s license, and checkbook.

• Don’t forget your pets.

• Keep car windows and air vents closed.

• Police officers along route will direct you.

If an emergency occurs during school hours, students will be cared for and sheltered in the schools until

the emergency is over.

Deer Park Local Emergency Planning Committee

www.deerparklepc.org

Emergency Safety KitHave a small box ready to go and

filled with these items.• Towel• First Aid Kit• Plastic trash bags• A county map• Non-perishable snacks• Eyeglasses• Hearing aid• Prescription drugs• Small container of water• Wide tape• Flash light• Small radio, etc.

A big part of your Safety Plan is figuring out what you would do if

you:

See See a cloud hugging the ground

Feel “Feel” or sense chemical danger

Hear Hear an explosion

Taste Taste some bitter gas

Smell Smell a sharp odor