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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Strong chemical, gas, or burning smell outdoors near your location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Chlorine, ammonia, sulfur, or sharp chemical odor outdoors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Visible colored cloud or mist near industry or highway.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Others coughing or covering faces in street.
Scene hazards: Toxic cloud, Industrial release, Traffic accident hazmat
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note wind direction — move crosswind or upwind away from source.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If indoors safer — go inside, close windows and AC.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If official shelter-in-place order — seal room, turn off ventilation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Monitor local emergency alerts on phone radio.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 101 to report smell, location, and any visible release.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If symptoms develop — move to fresh air and call 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avoid gathering downwind to watch incident.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 101 or local disaster line — report odor and direction.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 for breathing difficulty, burning eyes, or collapse.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Follow government SMS or siren instructions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Chemical exposure symptoms need medical evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Official all-clear before normal outdoor activity.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drive toward smell to investigate.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume crop burning smoke is harmless if chemical odor present.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT let children play outdoors until cleared.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Outdoor smells are always far away and harmless
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Toxic releases can cover neighborhoods quickly. Move away and report.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Respiratory injury from exposure downwind.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Outdoor chemical smells may come from factory release, truck accident, sewer, or crop burning.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wind direction determines safe direction to move.