Card
"C"
Calling from a flooding house or building.
Q1:
Where are you calling from?
Q2:
Is the structure on fire, or collapsing?
Q3:
Are there sparking utility outlets?
If there IS a fire danger,
or threat of structural collapse:
Things to tell the caller...
We are sending the fire
department. Evacuate the structure immediately.
If the water in the street
outside your house is deeper than a foot,
do not attempt to drive away.
If the water outside
your house is deeper than 3 feet and/or
seems to be rising or flowing fast, take
a flotation device (such as a couch cushion)
with you when you leave. Take one device
for each person leaving.
Make sure that pets are
free to swim with you, but do not attempt
to carry larger pets, you could both lose
your lives.
If there is NO danger
of fire or structural collapse:refer
to Card "C1"
National Weather Service Mission: "The
National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather,
hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for
the United States, its territories, adjacent waters
and ocean areas, for the protection of life and
property and the enhancement of the national economy.
NWS data and products form a national information
database and infrastructure which can be used by
other governmental agencies, the private sector,
the public, and the global community."