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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cliffs or shoreline are collapsing or eroding where you are.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fresh rock fall, widening cracks in cliff-top paths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vegetation tilting seaward or fence posts leaning.
Scene hazards: Cliff collapse, Burial, High tide trap, Wave impact
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move inland from cliff edge immediately if cracks visible underfoot.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave beach if falling rocks or rumbling heard above.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Photograph damage for authorities from safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not walk on cracked coastal roads.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report cliff collapse blocking beach or road.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if person buried by rock fall.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Geotechnical assessment required before reoccupying eroded properties.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tide may trap people below collapsing cliffs — know exit times.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT sit at base of soft sandstone or clay cliffs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore posted cliff-fall warning signs.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dry weather means coastal cliffs are stable
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Undercutting continues underground. Collapses happen in calm weather.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal cliff-edge collapse while taking photos.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wave action undercuts cliffs that collapse without warning.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Homes on bluffs may lose foundation support gradually then suddenly.