
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 96 11:55:21 PST
Message-Id: <9603161955.AA24773@races.sandiego.ca.gov>
From: W6WWW@bbs.races.sandiego.ca.gov
Subject: RB422 Vehicle Disaster Safety 

To:   Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
Info: Communications Volunteers in Government Service
By:   Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the
      California Governor's Office of Emergency Services  

Bulletin 422  VEHICLE DISASTER SAFETY for release 3/18/96
 
Stay IN your car or get OUT? During a natural disaster, making
the wrong decision can be dangerous. Here are some survival tips
for the general public and disaster workers alike from GEICO.
 
EARTHQUAKE -- stay IN the car. Stop driving as soon as possible,
but not under buildings, overpasses and utility wires. The car
will shake vigorously, but you're safest inside. Proceed
cautiously when the quaking stops, avoiding bridges and other
elevated structures that could be damaged.
 
TORNADO -- get OUT of the car! It can be overturned by strong
winds. Find shelter in a building or lie flat in a ditch or
depression with your arms over your head. Never try to outrun a
tornado.
 
BLIZZARD -- stay IN the car. If stranded, use the engine for
brief periods of heat. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, leave
a window open slightly and keep the exhaust pipe clear of packer
snow. Use simple movements to keep the blood flowing to your
extremities, but don't overexert. Leave the dome light on at
night to help rescuers find you, and sleep in shifts if there
are others with you.
 
FLOOD/HURRICANE -- get OUT of the car. Most deaths in flash
floods (one of the biggest dangers in a hurricane) happen in
cars. Water can be deeper than it appears and strong currents can
sweep your car away. Deep puddles can conceal missing sections of
a road or bridge.

RACES BULLETIN DESIGNATOR CHANGES 4/1/96 TO EMCOMM $EMC.###
Numbering following Bulletin 423 will begin w/EMCOM.021 (EMC021)

WEB Site: http://www.garlic.com/oes has ALL bulletins current
FTP archive: ftp.ucsd.edu, directory: hamradio/tcpip/incoming
 
ACS Coordinator Stan Harter, KH6GBX, 916-262-1603 seh@oes.ca.gov  
Chief ACS Officer Cary Mangum, W6WWW, crm@oes.ca.gov  
W6WWW@KM6PX.#NOCAL.USA.NA.                   LL BBS 916-262-1657
EOM RB422

