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FEMA Releases Shelter in Place Guidance

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released Shelter-in-Place Pictogram Guidance for ten hazards and three building types.

The pictograms provide clear, visual guidance to the public on shelter-in-place actions classified by both hazard and building type to ensure the public takes effective protective actions when instructed to shelter-in-place during emergencies.

The guidance provides recommended interior locations for specific hazards, additional actions for protection, and the recommended duration for staying sheltered-in-place.

The ten hazards are:

  • Active Shooter
  • Chemical Hazards
  • Earthquake
  • Flooding/Flash Flooding
  • Hurricane
  • Nuclear/Radiological Hazards
  • Pandemic
  • Thunderstorm
  • Tornado
  • Winter Storm

 

The three building types are:

  • Manufactured or Mobile Home
  • 1- or 2-Story Buildings
  • Multistory Buildings

 

The shelter-in-place pictograms can be used by community partners in multiple communication channels, such as, posters, websites, just-in-time social media posts and by emergency managers for Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Wireless Emergency Alerts.

Download the Shelter-in-Place Pictogram Guidance HERE.

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