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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Your vehicle is surrounded by rising or moving floodwater.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Water reaching door sills and rising around tires.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Engine stalling or vehicle starting to float.
Scene hazards: Drowning, Sinking vehicle, Hidden current, Electrocution
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Unlock doors and windows before electrical failure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Exit through window or door while still possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Climb onto roof if water prevents opening doors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Jump to higher ground away from current if safe distance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 from roof with exact location and vehicle color.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Signal rescuers with flashlight or bright cloth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hypothermia begins quickly in floodwater.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Anyone submerged needs rescue and emergency medical evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stay in vehicle hoping water recedes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT try to restart engine in deep water.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay in your car until help arrives in floodwater
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Water rises fast and traps you. Exit immediately and move to higher ground.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drowning inside vehicle as water fills cabin.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vehicles float and sink in floodwater — doors may not open against water pressure.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most flood deaths happen inside or beside vehicles.