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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Freezing rain coats surfaces in ice breaking trees and power lines.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Glaze ice on trees, wires sagging, crackling branch sounds.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Power flicker and freezing rain alert.
Scene hazards: Falling branches, Electrocution, Carbon monoxide, Road ice
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move away from windows under large iced trees.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Charge phones and fill bathtubs with water if outage likely.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wear cleats if must walk — assume every step is ice.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check on neighbors without heat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call utility emergency for arcing wires.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 for CO poisoning symptoms — headache and nausea indoors.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Power may be out for days — go to warming center if cold unsafe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Branch strikes cause serious head injuries — hospital if hit.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT touch downed wires tangled in branches.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT run generator in garage or home.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A generator in the garage with door open is safe
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Carbon monoxide enters homes through walls and eaves. Generators belong far outdoors.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Silent CO poisoning killing entire household.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ice accumulation snaps branches and power lines under tons of weight.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Roads become ice rinks invisible under fresh snow.