1. WHAT TO DO BEFORE , DURING , AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE?
BEFORE DURING AFTER
Make sure you have a fire Stay calm! If you're Check yourself and others
extinguisher, first aid kit, a indoors, stay inside. If for injuries. Provide first aid
battery-powered radio, a you're outside, stay for anyone who needs it.
flashlight, and extra outside.
batteries at home
Learn first aid. If you're indoors, stand Check water, gas, and
against a wall near the electric lines for damage. If
center of the building, any are damaged, shut off
stand in a doorway, or the valves. Check for the
crawl under heavy smell of gas. If you smell it,
furniture (a desk or table). open all the windows and
Stay away from windows doors, leave immediately,
and outside doors. and report it to the
authorities (use someone
else's phone).
Learn how to turn off the If you're outdoors, stay in Turn on the radio. Don't use
gas, water, and electricity. the open away from power the phone unless it's an
lines or anything that emergency.
might fall. Stay away from
buildings (stuff might fall Stay out of damaged
off the building or the buildings.
building could fall on you).
Be careful of chimneys
(they may fall on you).
Make up a plan of where Don't use matches, Be careful around broken
to meet your family after candles, or any flame. glass and debris. Wear
an earthquake. Broken gas lines and fire boots or sturdy shoes to
don't mix. Keep from cutting your feet
Don't leave heavy objects If you're in a car, stop the Stay away from beaches.
on shelves (they'll fall car and stay inside the car Tsunamis and seiches
during a quake). until the earthquake stops. sometimes hit after the
ground has stopped
shaking.
Stay away from damaged
areas.
Anchor heavy furniture, Don't use elevators (they'll If you're at school or work,
cupboards, and probably get stuck follow the emergency plan
appliances to the walls or anyway). or the instructions of the
floor. person in charge.
Expect aftershocks.
Learn the earthquake plan
at your school or
workplace.
2. Ways to avoid fire incidents:
Avoid unattended or careless use of candles. No open flames are allowed inside any Tufts
University building.
Keep BBQ grills at least 10 feet from the house. Never store the grill with the propane tank
inside your house. Propane vapors are heavier than air and any leak of the gas would travel
down to an ignition source, such as a pilot light or electrical arc, that would initiate an
explosion that would be fatal to anyone inside the house.
Do not disable smoke or CO detectors. These are life saving devices that will give you an
early warning to a life threatening event. Carbon monoxide, CO, is an odorless, colorless,
and tasteless gas (known as the Silent Killer) that is the most abundant deadly byproduct of
fire. Tampering, covering, disabling fire detection devices is a criminal offense, punishable
by imprisonment and a fine and University disciplinary action.
Do not smoke indoors. Smoking is prohibited in all Tufts University buildings. Smoking will
result in the removal of the offender from campus housing.
Do not leave your cooking unattended. Cooking is the number one cause of residential
fires. Unattended cooking increases the chance of a stove top fire. Watch what you heat
and never overheat cooking oils. Should a flash fire occur in a pan, carefully slide a cover
over the pan to smother the fire. DO NOT move it to the sink or apply water to it, this will
cause the flaming oil to splash and spread the fire to surrounding areas.
3. The things I should do when it has fire:
Know how to safely operate a fire extinguisher
Remember to GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL your local emergency phone number.
Yell "Fire!" several times and go outside right away. If you live in a building with elevators, use the
stairs. Leave all your things where they are and save yourself.
If closed doors or handles are warm or smoke blocks your primary escape route, use your second
way out. Never open doors that are warm to the touch.
If you must escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your exit. Close doors
behind you.
If smoke, heat or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with doors closed. Place a wet
towel under the door and call the fire department or 9-1-1. Open a window and wave a brightly colored
cloth or flashlight to signal for help.
Once you are outside, go to your meeting place and then send one person to call the fire
department. If you cannot get to your meeting place, follow your family emergency communication plan.
4. If earth quake happen what to do if:
* You are indoor ---- If I were in indoors,I stand against a wall near the center of the building, I’m going
stand in a doorway, or crawl under heavy furniture (a desk or table). I will stay away from windows and
outside doors. I will, stay in the open away from power lines or anything that might fall.
* You are outside ----- If I were OUTSIDE -- I will go into the OPEN, away from buildings, power lines,
chimneys, and anything else that might fall on you.
* You are in vehicle ----- stop, but carefully. Move your car as far out of traffic as possible. DO NOT stop on or
under a bridge or overpass or under trees, light posts, power lines, or signs. STAY INSIDE your car until the
shaking stops. When you RESUME driving, watch for breaks in the pavement, fallen rocks, and bumps in the
road at bridge approaches.
