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Zone AC Boundaries: Primary Evacuation Route: Alternate Evacuation Route: 
The print version contains this information four on a page, which will allow you to keep a copy in several convenient places: your refrigerator, your glove box, your handbag, your wallet, beside the phone, etc. If you are told to evacuate, Officials will tell you by siren, tone alert radio, weather radio, local television and local radio which route to use. Take necessary medications and a change of clothes for each family member. Turn off all appliances before leaving home. If you can drive a neighbor who has no transportation, please do so. Do not try to pick up children at school. School children will either be evacuated or sheltered by their schools. Monitor news reports for more information about when and where children can be picked up. See the list of host schools in this calendar for locations. Keep vehicle windows closed and do not use heater, air conditioner or vents. However, if there is a system in the vehicle that circulates the vehicle's existing air, use it. Shelter, counseling and first aid will be available at reception centers outside the evacuated area. Open reception centers will be publicized through news reports. Media reports will also tell you when it is safe to return to your home. Take pets with you. You will need to make arrangements for your animals to stay with friends or family until the emergency is over. Temporary arrangements for pets are available near some reception centers. Those centers will be identified in news reports. Animals are not allowed in reception centers or shelters unless they assist the disabled. Do not call 911 unless you have an immediate life-threatening situation. Calling 911 may tie up the system and delay help to someone who needs it. If possible, stay off all telephones and cellular phones until the emergency is ended. If you or a family member would have trouble evacuating due to health problems or lack of transportation, please fill out the Special Needs Information form and put it in the mail. Any information you provide will be kept confidential. In the unlikely event that you are unable to evacuate, officials will tell you by using Tone Alert Radios, the siren system, the Emergency Alert System, and cable television and radio override. If you must shelter in place, you should take the following actions: Make sure all people and pets are inside. Do not risk your own health by trying to get farm animals into a shelter. Turn off all air systems: air conditioners, heating systems, exhaust systems, attic fans, etc., and close fireplace flues. Do not place the air system on recirculation. Go into a central room with the least number of windows that has about 10 square feet per person, such as a bathroom or interior closet. Take a chair or step stool to aid in sealing the room. Take an AM/FM radio (preferably battery-operated) and/or television with you. Stay tuned to local radio or television EAS stations for updated information and instructions. Officials will tell you when it is safe to leave your home. Close the door and use duct tape and plastic to seal vents, as well as any cracks in doors and windows. Also seal unused electrical outlets and around pipes where air could enter. The room may become warm due to body heat. There is no need for alarm. Once the danger has passed, you must air out your home. You may be putting yourself in more danger by staying in your home rather than leaving. Your home will absorb some of the chemical vapor and must air out in order for it to be safe to inhabit. Sheltering in place is necessary if you do not have time to evacuate; however, it is only safe for a relatively short period of time. When authorities deem it safer to leave your home than to stay inside, you will be notified. |
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