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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Volcanic ash is falling on your area.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fine gray powder falling, sulfur smell, and reduced visibility.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Official ashfall advisory for your district.
Scene hazards: Respiratory injury, Roof collapse, Eye abrasion, Engine damage
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Close all windows, doors, and ventilation intakes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Put on mask before any brief outdoor task.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Place damp towels at door gaps if ash is heavy.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay off roads unless emergency evacuation required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 for breathing distress or roof collapse risk.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report heavy ash blocking evacuation routes.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Seek care for wheezing, chest pain, or eye injury from ash.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Asthma patients need medications and possible evacuation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use leaf blowers to clean ash — re-suspends dangerous particles.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT let ash enter water tanks or HVAC systems.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A cloth scarf is enough protection in heavy ashfall
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — N95 or equivalent masks filter fine ash particles. Cloth scarves do not.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Silicosis-like lung injury from repeated ash inhalation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Volcanic ash is abrasive glass-rich dust that damages lungs and machinery.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Accumulation of wet ash collapses roofs.