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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wildfire surrounds you on a road, in a field, or in a building with no safe exit.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flames visible on both sides of road or approaching ridge.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Extreme heat, roaring sound, and darkness from smoke.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vehicle stalled in evacuation traffic surrounded by fire.
Scene hazards: Heat pulse, Oxygen depletion, Superheated air
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If in vehicle — pull off road into bare ground or parking lot if possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Turn off engine, close windows and vents, lie on floor covered with cloth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 with location — stay on line.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay in vehicle until heat pulse passes unless vehicle catches fire.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If on foot and no vehicle — lie face-down in cleared ditch or already-burned area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cover mouth with damp cloth. Minimize exposed skin.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — When flame front passes, move to already-burned ground and wait for rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 — say "trapped by wildfire" and share GPS or landmark.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe vehicle color or clothing if air rescue searching.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Conserve phone battery after initial call — respond to callbacks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rescue by fire or emergency services required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Burns and smoke inhalation need immediate hospital care after rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT run uphill through unburned brush ahead of fire.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT hide in dry culvert or wooden structure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT leave vehicle unless it is actively on fire and clear ground is steps away.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Outrun the fire front on foot through the forest
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wildfire spreads faster than people run uphill. Shelter in place in car or cleared ground and call for help.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Caught in flame front while running.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fire fronts pass quickly but produce lethal heat and smoke — shelter strategy matters.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clear ground with no vegetation burns less intensely than brush.