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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You notice signs that a slope or hillside may slide.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — New cracks in ground, tilting trees, or bulging hillside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sticking doors, new springs, or muddy water in normally clear streams.
Scene hazards: Burial, Building collapse, Road blockage, Dam failure upstream
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Leave home or road on slope if these signs appear during or after rain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move away from path downhill of the unstable slope.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Drive away from slide path — do not stop to photograph.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report location of cracks to local disaster office or 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 or local disaster line with exact location of ground cracks.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Evacuate neighbors especially at night during heavy rain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Authorities may order evacuation of entire slope neighborhoods.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay out until geotechnical inspection clears the area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT go closer to inspect cracks on a steep slope.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT shelter at base of cliff or embankment.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Small cracks on a hillside are nothing to worry about
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cracks and bulging ground are classic landslide warning signs. Leave immediately.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Buried without warning when slope fails.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Landslides move faster than you can run and bury everything in their path.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heavy rain, earthquakes, and construction can trigger slides on steep slopes.