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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A warehouse or storage site with fertilizer has exploded or is burning — blast injury, fire, and toxic smoke are possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Loud explosion, shock wave, or warehouse fire with thick colored smoke.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Broken windows far from site, people knocked down, or structural damage.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Emergency broadcasts about fertilizer plant or storage depot incident.
Scene hazards: Secondary explosion, Toxic orange-brown smoke, Building collapse, Flying debris, Fire spread
Move away quickly upwind. Expect falling debris and unstable structures near the site.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If standing — drop to cover from debris; then move upwind when safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not run toward the fire or smoke to look or record video.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Account for people with you and move together away from the site.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep increasing distance upwind — smoke may contain nitrogen oxides and other toxins.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If officials order shelter-in-place — go inside, seal windows and doors, turn off ventilation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Treat visible bleeding with direct pressure; do not move someone with obvious spinal injury unless fire threatens.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — explosion at fertilizer storage, known trapped people, and your safe location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Fertilizer storage explosion" and nearest landmark.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report injuries, fires spreading to homes, and whether you evacuated or sheltered.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep phone lines clear except for life-threatening updates after initial report.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blast lung, burns, and crush injuries need ambulance and hospital trauma care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hazmat and fire services must secure the site — civilians stay out until official all-clear.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drive through smoke or toward the warehouse.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT touch white or colored residues near the blast — may be reactive or toxic.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume one explosion means it is over — stay upwind and alert.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fertilizer fires are just like any farm fire — safe to watch from nearby
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large fertilizer stores can detonate and release toxic gases. Distance and upwind position are essential.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Spectators caught in secondary blast or toxic smoke.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Large fertilizer stores — especially ammonium nitrate — can explode with tremendous force and produce toxic gases.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — After the initial blast, fire and chemical smoke can travel far downwind.