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<br /> <br />SEVERE WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS <br /> <br />Earthquake: <br /> Stay calm and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator or the <br />designated official. <br /> Keep away from overhead fixtures, windows, filing cabinets, and electrical <br />power. <br /> Assist people with disabilities in finding a safe place. <br /> Evacuate as instructed by the Emergency Coordinator and/or the <br />designated official. <br />Flood: <br />If indoors: <br /> Be ready to evacuate as directed by the Emergency Coordinator and/or <br />the designated official. <br /> Follow the recommended primary or secondary evacuation routes. <br />If outdoors: <br /> Climb to high ground and stay there. <br /> Avoid walking or driving through flood water. <br /> If car stalls, abandon it immediately and climb to a higher ground. <br />Hurricane: <br /> The nature of a hurricane provides for more warning than other natural <br />and weather disasters. A hurricane watch issued when a hurricane <br />becomes a threat to a coastal area. A hurricane warning is issued when <br />hurricane winds of 74 mph or higher, or a combination of dangerously <br />high water and rough seas, are expected in the area within 24 hours. <br />Once a hurricane watch has been issued: <br /> Stay calm and await instructions from the Emergency Coordinator or the <br />designated official. <br /> Moor any boats securely, or move to a safe place if time allows. <br /> Continue to monitor local TV and radio stations for instructions. <br /> Move early out of low-lying areas or from the coast, at the request of <br />officials. <br /> If you are on high ground, away from the coast and plan to stay, secure <br />the building, moving all loose items indoors and boarding up windows and <br />openings. <br /> Collect drinking water in appropriate containers. <br />Once a hurricane warning has been issued: <br /> Be ready to evacuate as directed by the Emergency Coordinator and/or <br />the designated official. <br /> Leave areas that might be affected by storm tide or stream flooding. <br />During a hurricane: <br /> Remain indoors and consider the following: <br />- Small interior rooms on the lowest floor and without windows, <br />- Hallways on the lowest floor away from doors and windows, and <br /> <br />