Emergency, We Will Be Able to Protect Ourselves
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Hazardous Materials What can I do today? Protected in emergencies Home Front Command Hazardous materials are all around us in everyday life and are essential to the household and the economy. Leakage of hazardous materials could endanger people in the area. If we are familiar with the guidelines and act according to them during an emergency, we will be able to protect ourselves. Emergency Behavior guidelines in a hazardous materials incident: preparedness In a structure People indoors – go into the protected space, shelter or ❑ Prepare emergency equipment which includes: interior room with a minimum Means of communication An additional/mobile charger Emergency lighting of external walls, windows and Important documents Medications water doorways. Close all windows Canned food First aid kit Fire extinguisher and turn off air-conditioning Additional equipment required for your family (do not operate the shelter’s ❑ Remember important emergency phone numbers: ventilation and filtering system). Fire Department Magen David Adom Israel Police Emergency Medical Service In a vehicle When driving a vehicle – turn 102 101 100 off the air conditioning, close all אבא windows and keep away from the contaminated zone. Municipality Call Israel Electric Center Home Front Command Corporation 104 103 Outdoors 106/7/8 If you are outside – enter an interior room in a nearby building. In any case, staying indoors is ❑ Ensure you are prepared: better than being outdoors. My in-house protected space: Dear Resident, My shelter zone is: Hazards and emergencies may occur at any time and Time to reach the protected space: without notice. Experience from past events, in Israel and Protected space during an earthquake: abroad, has taught us that people who prepared ahead of ❑ Follow us and stay up to date in routine time knew how to cope with emergency situations better, thus saving themselves and their families. In this pamphlet we shall elaborate on the protection guidelines for various emergency situations and what you can do today to be better prepared. 104 www.oref.org.il Rocket and missile fire Rocket and missile fire Earthquake PROTECTIVE ZONES MAP Once you hear the siren enter the protected In the past, destructive earthquakes have occurred space within the designated period of time, while in our region and the occurrence of another strong Golan earthquake is only a matter of time. Confrontation following these instructions: line Upper During an earthquake “An open space is the Galilee Katzrin safest”, otherwise the priority is: Haifa Lower Hakrayot Galilee When indoors Carmel Jordan People indoors – go into Carmel Forest Tavor Valley In a structure 1. If possible, leave the building quickly and go Beach Jezreel the protected space in the In a structure to an open area. Valley Menashe Beit Every citizen (according to apartment, building shelter, 2. If you cannot leave the building, enter the For Wadi Sha'an Ara Valley his place of residence) has stairwell or interior room and protected space and leave the door open. example: Golan Confrontation 3. If there is no protected space, go to the line Upper a designated protection close all doors and windows. Shfela Hefer Galilee Katzrin stairwell and if possible continue to go down Haifa Lower zone and time to reach a Galilee to the exit from the building. 181 Hakrayot Sharon Samaria Carmel Jordanprotective space which will Carmel Forest Tavor Valley 4. Only if you are unable to do so, take cover Beach Jezreel Valley Beit help him protect himself Dan Menashe under heavy furniture or sit on the floor Yarkon Wadi Sha'an JordanAra Valley River during an emergency. against an inner wall. Shfela Hefer Valley Protection zones Outdoors Further Instructions: South JerusalemSharon SamariaMa’ale are named after the If you are outside, in an area Shfela Outdoors Beit Dan Adumim When outdoors Shemesh Yarkon Jordan geographic regions in the with buildings, go inside a River Stay outside and keep · Do not use the Lachish Shfela Valley country, plus a number. building or a nearby shelter. In South Jerusalem Ma’ale away from buildings, elevator. Shfela Beit Adumim Judea Shemesh Zone – is used to obtain an open area, lie on the ground Lachish bridges and electricity · Do not stand protection guidelines for and cover your head with your Judea Gaza Dead poles. under a doorpost. containment Sea the emergency routine arms. zone Gaza Dead · Do not enter an containment Sea Center zone (school attendance, etc.). Center underground Negev Negev Number – is designed for When at the beach shelter. receiving early warning At the beach Leave the beach · If possible, South on television, Internet, cell Negev immediately for fear disconnect the phone, etc. When driving a vehicle stop South In a vehicle of a tsunami. Keep a electricity circuit Negev and park at the side of the road, Legend step outside of the vehicle minimum distance of breakers and turn Immediate and enter a nearby building or about 1 km from the off the gas. 15 Seconds shelter. If there is no building or shore, and if not possible Arabah 30 Seconds shelter nearby, step outside of – go up to a height of 45 Seconds four storeys. 1 MinuteImmediate the vehicle, lie on the ground and 1.5 Minute cover your head with your arms. In a vehicle 3 Minutes15 Seconds When staying in a AFTER AN Arabah 30 Seconds vehicle Eilat EARTHQUAKE, 45 Seconds Stop the engine and do not return to a stay in the vehicle. Do damaged building PLEASE NOTE! 1 Minute 10 minutes not stop near bridges IMPORTANT! and do not come The alarm duration = time available1.5 Minute and interchanges. near the beach. to enter the protected space You must stay in the shelter for 10 minutes, 3 Minutes so you may be protected from a salvo of multiple rockets and debris. Eilat.