Lesson 62: Lesson 62: Staying Safe Staying Safe

During Severe During Severe Weather and Weather and

Natural DisastersNatural DisastersMax DreoMax Dreo Eric KolkerEric Kolker Joseph Joseph

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What is a Natural What is a Natural Disaster?Disaster?

Any event caused Any event caused by nature that by nature that results in damage results in damage or lossor loss

Emergency PlanEmergency Plan Make a plan with Make a plan with

your family about your family about what to do in an what to do in an emergencyemergency

Include 2 meeting Include 2 meeting spots and an spots and an escape planescape plan

Learn important Learn important emergency contact emergency contact numbersnumbers

Teach the whole Teach the whole family to turn off family to turn off water, gas, and water, gas, and electricityelectricity

Create an Create an emergency kitemergency kit

Emergency KitEmergency Kit

Should Should alwaysalways contain objects like contain objects like flashlight, batteries, flashlight, batteries, radio, first aid kit, radio, first aid kit, waterproof bags, and waterproof bags, and rubber gloves at all rubber gloves at all times, even when times, even when there is no weather there is no weather warningwarning

Listen to the radio Listen to the radio and evacuate if you and evacuate if you are told to do soare told to do so

What Objects do you What Objects do you think should be in an think should be in an

emergency kit???emergency kit??? Work in pairs to provide a list of 15 Work in pairs to provide a list of 15

items you think should be in an items you think should be in an emergency kitemergency kit

What we think should be What we think should be includedincluded

Candles and waterproof matches, plenty Candles and waterproof matches, plenty of water (a gallon per person per day), of water (a gallon per person per day), nonperishable food, manual can opener, nonperishable food, manual can opener, cash and credit cards, special cash and credit cards, special requirements for babies or disabled requirements for babies or disabled people, blankets, sleeping bags, a people, blankets, sleeping bags, a shovel, boots and jacketsshovel, boots and jackets

HurricaneHurricane

A tropical storm A tropical storm with rain and with rain and winds exceeding winds exceeding 73 miles per hour73 miles per hour

Hurricane PrecautionsHurricane Precautions

Board up windowsBoard up windows Tie down loose Tie down loose

objectsobjects Turn refrigerator Turn refrigerator

and freezer to and freezer to coldest setting and coldest setting and avoid opening them avoid opening them too muchtoo much

Stay indoors and Stay indoors and away from windowsaway from windows

Avoid open flames Avoid open flames such as candlessuch as candles

Seek shelter Seek shelter indoors if you are indoors if you are outsideoutside

Evacuate insecure Evacuate insecure buildings such as buildings such as trailerstrailers

EarthquakesEarthquakes

A very violent A very violent shaking of the shaking of the Earth’s surface Earth’s surface caused by the caused by the shifting of plates in shifting of plates in the crust of the the crust of the EarthEarth

Earthquake DemoEarthquake Demo

Watch “Mother Nature” destroy a Watch “Mother Nature” destroy a househouse

What to do if you are What to do if you are indoorsindoors

Stay insideStay inside Stay calmStay calm Take cover Take cover

underneath sturdy underneath sturdy or heavy furniture or heavy furniture or against an or against an inside wall and inside wall and hold on tightlyhold on tightly

Be prepared for Be prepared for aftershocksaftershocks

What to do if you are What to do if you are outdoorsoutdoors

Move into the openMove into the open Stay away from Stay away from

buildings, street buildings, street lights, utility wires, lights, utility wires, and treesand trees

If you are on a If you are on a bridge get off as bridge get off as soon as possiblesoon as possible

Be prepared for Be prepared for aftershocks but aftershocks but don’t panicdon’t panic

Earthquake drillEarthquake drill

Get in positions you think you would do in Get in positions you think you would do in an earthquake drill. You can get up and an earthquake drill. You can get up and find a “safe” place in the classroom.find a “safe” place in the classroom.

Winter StormsWinter Storms

A storm with A storm with freezing rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, ice, sleet, hail, ice, heavy snow, or heavy snow, or blizzardsblizzards

Can be very Can be very dangerous if you dangerous if you are exposed too are exposed too longlong

What to do?What to do? Stay indoors and Stay indoors and

close all doors and close all doors and windowswindows

If you are outside, If you are outside, look for shelter look for shelter immediatelyimmediately

If you are in a If you are in a vehicle, avoid vehicle, avoid driving and do not driving and do not leave your vehicleleave your vehicle

Keep supplies near Keep supplies near you, like sand and you, like sand and salt, a shovel, an salt, a shovel, an ice scraper, rope, ice scraper, rope, heavy blankets and heavy blankets and clothing, food, and clothing, food, and waterwater

FloodsFloods

A temporary A temporary condition of partial condition of partial or complete deluge or complete deluge of normally dry of normally dry land by an overflow land by an overflow of inland or tidal of inland or tidal waters, or the rapid waters, or the rapid accumulation of accumulation of surface waters from surface waters from any sourceany source

Flash FloodFlash Flood

A flood that occurs A flood that occurs suddenlysuddenly

The #1 weather-The #1 weather-related cause of related cause of death in the United death in the United StatesStates

What to do if you are What to do if you are outdoorsoutdoors

Bring outdoor Bring outdoor belongings indoorsbelongings indoors

Move valuable Move valuable possessions to the possessions to the second story, if second story, if possiblepossible

Turn off utilities at the Turn off utilities at the main switchmain switch

Turn off the main gas Turn off the main gas valvevalve

Electrical StormsElectrical Storms A storm that has A storm that has

lightning and thunderlightning and thunder A severe thunderstorm A severe thunderstorm

watch or warning may watch or warning may be issued if an electrical be issued if an electrical storm is likely to occurstorm is likely to occur

A severe thunderstorm A severe thunderstorm warning will be issued if warning will be issued if a severe thunderstorm a severe thunderstorm has been sighted or has has been sighted or has been indicated by radarbeen indicated by radar

What to do if you are What to do if you are outdoorsoutdoors

Seek shelter inside a Seek shelter inside a building or carbuilding or car

If no structure is If no structure is available, go to an available, go to an open space and squat open space and squat low to the groundlow to the ground

If you are in the If you are in the woods, find an area woods, find an area near a clump of low near a clump of low treestrees

Be aware of floodingBe aware of flooding

Crouch with your Crouch with your hands on your kneeshands on your knees

Avoid tall structures Avoid tall structures such as towers, tall such as towers, tall trees, and power linestrees, and power lines

Stay away from Stay away from natural lightning rods, natural lightning rods, such as golf clubs, such as golf clubs, fishing rods, and fishing rods, and bicyclesbicycles

Stay away from lakes, Stay away from lakes, rivers, and water in rivers, and water in generalgeneral

What to do if you are What to do if you are indoorsindoors

Secure outdoor Secure outdoor objectsobjects

Take light objects Take light objects indoorsindoors

Close all windows Close all windows and doorsand doors

Unplug electrical Unplug electrical appliancesappliances

Disconnect the Disconnect the cable and cable and telephone linestelephone lines

Avoid bathtubs, Avoid bathtubs, faucets, and sinksfaucets, and sinks

What to do if you are in a What to do if you are in a carcar

Pull over to the shoulderPull over to the shoulder Avoid treesAvoid trees Stay in the carStay in the car Put on emergency flashers until the Put on emergency flashers until the

rain stopsrain stops Avoid flooded roadsAvoid flooded roads

What to do if you are What to do if you are standing in the middle of standing in the middle of

a fielda field If you feel your hair stand on end, If you feel your hair stand on end,

lightning is about to strike!lightning is about to strike! Bend forwardBend forward Place your hands on your kneesPlace your hands on your knees Do not lie flat on the groundDo not lie flat on the ground

LandslidesLandslides

A movement of a mass A movement of a mass of earth or rockof earth or rock

Caused by water from Caused by water from rain and melting snowrain and melting snow

SignsSigns Doors/windows/ Doors/windows/

pavement crackingpavement cracking Water coming through Water coming through

the ground in new the ground in new locationslocations

Trees/fences/utility Trees/fences/utility poles tilting or movingpoles tilting or moving

Faint rumbling sound Faint rumbling sound increasingincreasing

Landslides cont.Landslides cont.

If indoorsIf indoors Stay inside (2Stay inside (2ndnd story) story)

If outdoorsIf outdoors Run to high groundRun to high ground Run to nearest Run to nearest

sheltershelter Last resort, curl up Last resort, curl up

and protect headand protect head

TornadoesTornadoes Violent, rapidly Violent, rapidly

spinning spinning windstorm shaped windstorm shaped like a funnellike a funnel

Tornado watch- Tornado watch- conditions permit conditions permit tornadotornado

Tornado warning- Tornado warning- one is sightedone is sighted

Tornadoes cont.Tornadoes cont. If indoorsIf indoors

Basement, storm Basement, storm cellar, or inner part of cellar, or inner part of househouse

Away from windows, Away from windows, get under sturdy get under sturdy furniturefurniture

Mobile home? RunMobile home? Run If outdoorsIf outdoors

Seek shelter indoorsSeek shelter indoors Lie in a ditch/crouch Lie in a ditch/crouch

next to buildingnext to building Protect headProtect head

Hurricane & Tornado Hurricane & Tornado TriviaTrivia

Most large tornadoes and hurricanes Most large tornadoes and hurricanes rotate in a cyclonic fashion, due to to rotate in a cyclonic fashion, due to to the coriolis effectthe coriolis effect Northern hemisphere: counterclockwiseNorthern hemisphere: counterclockwise Southern hemisphere: clockwiseSouthern hemisphere: clockwise

Hurricane & Tornado Hurricane & Tornado mobile home/”Learning mobile home/”Learning

Cottage” DemoCottage” Demo

Who would like to be the architect?Who would like to be the architect? Who would like to be the storm?Who would like to be the storm?

Build!Build! Destroy!Destroy!

Wildland FiresWildland Fires

Any fire that occurs in Any fire that occurs in the wildernessthe wilderness

If indoorsIf indoors Close Close

windows,doors,ventswindows,doors,vents Turn off all gasTurn off all gas Open fireplace damper, Open fireplace damper,

close screenclose screen If outdoorsIf outdoors

Do not outrun fireDo not outrun fire Crouch in body of waterCrouch in body of water Shelter in cleared area of Shelter in cleared area of

rocksrocks Breathe air close to a Breathe air close to a

ground through a wet ground through a wet clothcloth

Homeland Security Homeland Security Advisory SystemAdvisory System

““Risk” – the Risk” – the likelihood of a likelihood of a terrorist attack, and terrorist attack, and the possible severity the possible severity of the attackof the attack

Levels known as Levels known as “threat conditions”“threat conditions”

Threat conditions Threat conditions can apply to the can apply to the nation, a region, or a nation, a region, or a part of the industrypart of the industry

Quiz! (For food)Quiz! (For food) An event caused by nature that causes loss or An event caused by nature that causes loss or

damage is a ________ damage is a ________ List 5 things that should be in your emergency kitList 5 things that should be in your emergency kit ________ are the #1 weather-related cause of death ________ are the #1 weather-related cause of death

in the USin the US The ________ is not really relevant, but it is cool The ________ is not really relevant, but it is cool

(Hint! Tornadoes + hurricanes)(Hint! Tornadoes + hurricanes) The ________ is a system designed to warn about the The ________ is a system designed to warn about the

risk of terrorist attacksrisk of terrorist attacks If you are in a car during an electrical storm, If you are in a car during an electrical storm,

_________ the car._________ the car. If you are in a car during winter storm, _________ the If you are in a car during winter storm, _________ the

car. car.

““Bibliography”Bibliography”

The textbookThe textbook WikipediaWikipedia

EarthquakesEarthquakes Emergency ManagementEmergency Management TornadosTornados Coriolis EffectCoriolis Effect