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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Car, jeep, or bike failure in desert, mountain road, or forest with limited supplies.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Engine dead, no phone signal, sparse traffic road.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat rising or night cold approaching.
Scene hazards: Heat stroke in desert, CO poisoning, Exposure
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Park visible from road — not in dip.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Raise hood as breakdown signal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shade side of vehicle in desert — open opposite windows for breeze.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Snow — keep exhaust pipe clear if idling for heat.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Satellite messenger or drive to high point for one bar 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Highway patrol number on road signs — note before trip.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heat illness or hypothermia in vehicle still needs hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Rescue finds vehicle faster than missing person on foot.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT walk away without leaving note on dash with direction.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT sleep with engine running in enclosed snow drift.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Always walk for help when car breaks down remotely
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — In desert and blizzard staying with vehicle improves survival odds unless help is known close.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Death from exposure between vehicle and distant town.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vehicle visible from air and road for search.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking desert without water kills faster than waiting.