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How would I be notified of an emergency at Indian Point? Special emergency sirens that produce a continuous, four-minute tone would alert people within 10 miles of Indian Point to tune to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) station for information about an emergency at Indian Point. If you hear the continuous, four-minute tone, listen to one of the EAS system stations listed in this booklet for official information on what you should do. These sirens are tested periodically throughout the year. Siren tests are announced in advance through local news media. In addition to the sirens, a high-speed telephone service, an e-mail alerting service or web-based services such as NY-Alert could be used to notify and inform the public. Anyone can sign up for NY Alert online at https://users.nyalert.gov/ How would I find out what I should do in an emergency? Officials would use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio and television stations to provide information and instructions to the public. EAS stations in this area are listed on the next page. These stations would be the official source of information during an emergency. Different areas could be directed to take different actions, so instructions will be provided in terms of the communities or areas HOW WOULD I BE NOTIFIED ? HOW WOULD I BE NOTIFIED ? within 10 miles of Indian Point. These areas are shown in the map attached to this booklet. Find your location on the map and listen carefully for information concerning your area. Tune in for information If you hear the emergency sirens, tune in your radio or TV to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) station for further information. Remember: The sounding of the sirens is not a signal to take any actions other than to listen to your radio or TV. EAS Stations AM Radio FM Radio Television WFAN 660 WRRV 92.7 WCBS Ch 2 WABC 770 WHUD 100.7 WNBC Ch 4 WCBS 880 WJGK 103.1 WNYW Ch 5 WINS 1010 WFAS 103.9 WABC Ch 7 WWLE 1170 WGNY 1220 WFAS 1230 WALL 1340 WLNA 1420 Emergency information could also be carried on the following stations: AM Radio FM Radio Television WRKL 910 WNEW 102.7 NEWS 12 HUDSON VALLEY WTBQ 1110 WSPK 104.7 WRNN WRCR 1300 WXPK 107.1 What might I be instructed to do? You could be instructed to shelter-in-place, to evacuate, to take potassium iodide (KI) or to take no action. Officials would base any emergency instructions on the situation at Indian Point and where people were most likely to be affected. People in one area might need to take one action, while people in another area might take a different action or no action at all. In all cases, avoid using telephones and cell phones to prevent overloading the system and interfering with emergency use. Shelter-in-Place If your area is instructed to shelter-in-place, you should remain indoors and limit the ways outside air can enter. This would include: > Keep family and pets inside > Close windows and doors > Turn off air conditioners and ventilation systems > Extinguish fires in fireplaces and close dampers > Listen to radio or TV for emergency information Evacuation If your area is instructed to evacuate, you should gather the things you would need for a three day stay and leave promptly. Where should I go, if I have to evacuate? Visit our interactive website http://rockland.idsimaps.com You should go to the home of a friend or relative or other location outside the 10-mile area around Indian Point using the timeliest route. If you do not have another place to go, you can go to the WHAT SHOULD I DO ? WHAT SHOULD I DO ? Reception Center assigned to your area using the routes shown on the attached map. Temporary shelters will be available for those who need a place to stay. If there has been a release of radioactive materials from Indian Point, monitoring and decontamination will be available at Reception Centers. In an evacuation: > Be certain that your area is one being ordered to evacuate. Do not evacuate unnecessarily > Remain calm, but act promptly > Do not use the telephone to avoid overloading the system > Offer a ride to anyone you know who might not have a car > Close windows and vents in your car and do not use the air conditioning until you have left the area > Bring with you: • clothing and blankets or sleeping bags • prescription medicines • personal items such as shaving kits, soap and cosmetics • formula and other supplies for children and infants • your checkbook, credit cards, cash and important papers > Take KI when instructed to do so What if I need a ride? Try to get a ride with a nearby friend or neighbor. If you cannot get a ride, free emergency buses will pick up passengers along the routes near your location and take them to the Reception Center for your area. Bus routes are shown on the Rockland County Bus Routes tab of this booklet. For More Information on Family Preparedness, visit www.ready.gov What is Potassium Iodide (KI)? Potassium iodide is an over-the-counter medication that can block radioactive iodine from entering the thyroid gland if there were a serious emergency involving a large release of radioactive material. Potassium iodide is often referred by its chemical symbol, KI. If Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages direct people in your area to take potassium iodide, follow the instructions on the packaging, or those provided by the EAS message. During an emergency, potassium iodide is available at Reception Centers. To obtain KI prior to any emergency for you and your family: > Contact Rockland County’s Office of Fire and Emergency Services by calling 845-364-8800 to obtain KI free of charge. > KI is also available for purchase at many pharmacies. > Most schools in the Emergency Planing Zone (EPZ) have a supply of KI. Check with your school administrator to be sure. > Reception Centers maintain a supply of KI for evacuees. WHAT IS POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI)? WHAT IS POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI)? Recommended doses of KI for different Risk Groups KI dose # ml liquid # of 65 mg # of 130 mg (mg) (65 mg/ml) tablets tablets Adults over 40 yrs 130 2 2 1 Adults over 18 through 40 yrs Pregnant or lactating women Adolescents over 130 2 2 1 12 through 18 yrs who weigh at least 150 pounds Adolescents over 65 1 1 1/2 12 through 18 yrs who weigh less than 150 pounds Children over 3 65 1 1 1/2 through 12 yrs Over 1 month 32 1/2 1/2 1/4 through 3 years Birth through 1 16 1/4 1/4 1/8 month Source: US FDA, 2001 For More Information on KI, visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp What if my children are in school? Officials may relocate children in schools to assigned school reception centers as a precautionary measure, even if there is no evacuation of the general public. Teachers and staff have been trained and will travel with students to these school reception centers. The list below shows the assigned school reception centers for each school within 10 miles of Indian Point. Parents and guardians can pick up their children from these school reception centers. Please check with your child’s school to learn more about relocation planning and parental pick-up plans. For an up-to-date listing of schools and school reception centers please refer to the web page at http://rockland.idsimaps.com/help/schools.pdf School Reception Centers BERGEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, 1040 Oradell Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey 07649 Bais Malka (Girls) Pomona Middle School Cornerstone Christian Community School Rockland Worksite Day Care Center Grandview Elementary School Sonshine Community Nursery HASC – Gan Ezra School & Day Care Center Hempstead Elementary School Tiny Scholars Lime Kiln Elementary School BERGEN CO. VO-TECH PARAMUS SPECIAL NEEDS, East 275 Pascack Rd., Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Adolph H. Schreiber Hebrew Academy New Square Project Head Start of Rockland County Yeshiva Avir Yaakov (Girls) Bais Chinuch Hayeshon (Girls) Yeshiva Spring Valley (Girls) Bais Yaakov Chofetz Chaim of Pomona CIC Head Start/Early Head Start ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 145 College Road, Suffern, New York 10901 Building Blocks Center James A. Farley Middle School Children of America North Rockland High School Children of Mary Nursery/Kindergarten Robin Hill Nursery School Circle of Friends St. Gregory Barbarigo Elementary School Crickettown Child Care Center St. Peter’s Elementary School Crickettown One Stony Point Child Care Center Fieldstone Secondary School Stony Point Elementary School Haverstraw Daycare Thiells Elementary School Haverstraw Head Start-Site 1 TLC Learning Center Haverstraw Head Start-Site 2 West Haverstraw Elementary School Haverstraw Middle School Willow Grove Middle School SCHOOL SCHOOL ST. THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE, Route 340, Sparkill, New York 10976 Ages & Stages Link Elementary School Beechwood Preschool New City Elementary School Children’s Castle Playgarten Pre-School Clarkstown North Senior High School Prime Time for Kids Clarkstown Teddy Bears Rockland Country Day School Congers Elementary School St. Paul’s Elementary School Lakewood Elementary School Valley Cottage Elementary School Laurel Plains Elementary School Liberty Elementary School BERGEN CO. VO-TECH H.S CENTRAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER, East 285 Pascack Road, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Mesivta Ohr Naftoli (Boys) Yeshiva Avir Yaakov - Boys (Roosevelt) Talmud Torah Khan Adas Yereim (Boys) Yeshiva Avir Yaakov - Boys (Washington Ave.) Temple Beth El Nursery School Yeshiva Zichron Yaakov (Boys) Yeshiva Avir Yaakov - Boys (North Main) DOMINICAN COLLEGE, 470 Western Highway, Orangeburg, NY 10962 Busy Bee Play School Strawtown Elementary School Jawonio, Inc.