Emergency Preparedness Tips for Shelter-In-Place
Know how to shelter-in-place
Sheltering is appropriate when conditions require that you seek protection in your home, place of employment or other location when there is a threat to personal safety (i.e. hazardous spills, dangerous predators).
Local authorities will advise you to stay in your home or shelter-in-place until the emergency is over.
Emergencies that require shelter-in-place include:

If the emergency is related to an environmental hazard:
-
Close all windows and doors
-
Tape around windows, air ducts, and vents
-
Turn off fans, heating and air conditioning systems
-
Close the fireplace damper
-
Move to an interior room above ground level

In all other cases:
The length of time you are required to shelter may be short, such as during a tornado warning, or long, such as during a winter storm. It is important that you stay in shelter until local authorities say it is safe to leave.