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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ammonia gas is leaking from refrigeration, fertilizer storage, or industrial equipment — it burns airways and can be deadly in high concentrations.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sharp urine-like or cleaning smell that makes you cough instantly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — White vapor cloud near refrigeration plant, ice factory, or fertilizer depot.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — People fleeing, watering eyes, choking, or unable to speak clearly.
Scene hazards: Severe airway burns, Explosion in confined space, Low-lying vapor pools, Blindness from eye contact
Move upwind quickly. Avoid basements, ditches, and valleys where gas may pool.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move upwind and uphill — hold breath briefly if you must cross a vapor patch.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shout for others to come with you — ammonia injures fast.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If indoors and gas is entering — close doors and stuff wet cloth in gaps if evacuation is not safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Once in fresh air, breathe slowly. Flush eyes with water for 15 minutes if they burn.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Remove clothing that smells strongly of ammonia and bag it.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Watch for worsening cough or trouble breathing over the next hour.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — say ammonia leak, your location relative to the source, and symptoms.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Ammonia leak" and name the facility or street.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report how many people are symptomatic and whether you evacuated or sheltered in place.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow official instructions — shelter in place may be safer than running through the cloud.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hoarseness, chest pain, or breathing difficulty after ammonia needs hospital care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Only hazmat teams stop the leak — civilians wait for all-clear.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT go downwind to investigate the leak or help equipment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use elevators if gas may be in the building — use stairs if evacuating.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume a damp cloth is enough protection to stay near the leak.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A strong smell means you still have time to stay and close windows slowly
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ammonia can injure airways within seconds at high concentration. Move or seal quickly as officials direct.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed escape causes severe lung injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ammonia is a pungent gas that irritates eyes, nose, throat, and lungs. High levels can cause fluid in the lungs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leaks from cold storage or pipes may look like white vapor clouds near the ground.