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Panic May Hurt You Beware of fallen furniture and broken glass If you are at home KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Beware of fallen furniture and broken glass

Drop under a strong table. Cover your head and face with your arm. Hold the table until shaking stops. KIDS to Remember! During Tremors Drop, Cover & Hold If you are at home

Drop under a strong table.

Cover your head and face with your arm.

Hold the table until shaking stops.

Open Doors And Windows For Evacuation Get ready to evacuate when a quake is weak or when it is gone. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Open Doors And Windows For Evacuation

Get ready to evacuate when a quake is weak or when it is gone.

Don't Panic And Rush Out/ Don't Let Falling Objects Hit You Watch out for roof tiles, glass pieces, signboards and others which may come falling. KIDS to Remember!

Don't Panic And Rush Out/ Don't Let Falling Objects Hit You

Watch out for roof tiles, glass pieces, signboards and others which may come falling.

Make Sure Electricity & Gas Appliances are OFF before you are OUT for Evacuation Turn off circuit breakers and gas equipment before you go out for evacuation. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Make Sure Electricity & Gas Appliances are OFF before you are OUT for Evacuation

Turn off circuit breakers and gas equipment before you go out for evacuation.

If you are in outdoors Stay away from narrow streets, garden walls, etc. may fall down. KIDS to Remember!

KIDS to Remember! Stay away from block walls when you feel an earthquake outdoors http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

During And After An Earthquake Put Out A Fire Quickly And Completely Three chances to put out a fire 1. When a quake is small. 2. When a jolt is gone. 3. When a fire has broken out. KIDS to Remember!

Put Out A Fire Quickly And Completely

Three chances to put out a fire 1. When a quake is small. 2. When a jolt is gone. 3. When a fire has broken out.

After An Earthquake Make Sure Of The Safety Of Your Family And Neighbors KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Make Sure Of The Safety Of Your Family And Neighbors

After An Earthquake Get The Right Information / Take The Right Action Get correct information from the television, the radio, fire stations, the local authorities and others. KIDS to Remember!

Get The Right Information / Take The Right Action

Get correct information from the television, the radio, fire stations, the local authorities and others.

After An Earthquake Get Together For Rescue And First Aid Cooperate with your neighbors to get victims (under the debris/furniture) out and give them first aid. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Get Together For Rescue And First Aid

Cooperate with your neighbors to get victims (under the debris/furniture) out and give them first aid.

Talk about what your family should do during a disaster Make sure all family members know your evacuation site and route. Decide where you will gather and how you will contact each other if you become separated. KIDS to Remember!

Make sure all family members know your evacuation site and route. Decide where you will gather and how you will contact each other if you become separated.

FIRE SAFETY FOR KIDS http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Components of Fire If a fire is cut off from any one of these sources a chain reaction will not occur, or will be stopped. KIDS to Remember!

If a fire is cut off from any one of these sources a chain reaction will not occur, or will be stopped.

If You See a Fire If your house is on fire Leave the house as quickly as possible. Call for help on 16 from a neighbor's house. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

If your house is on fire

Leave the house as quickly as possible.

Call for help on 16 from a neighbor's house.

When there is a fire inside, go outside Leave a burning building as quickly as possible. Don't stop to get toys; get outside quickly! KIDS to Remember!

Leave a burning building as quickly as possible.

Don't stop to get toys; get outside quickly!

Smoke and fire - Through the window If you cannot get out through the door, go to a room with a window. Close the door and put blankets or a quilt at the bottom of the door to stop the smoke from coming in. Open the window and shout for help. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

If you cannot get out through the door, go to a room with a window.

Close the door and put blankets or a quilt at the bottom of the door to stop the smoke from coming in.

Open the window and shout for help.

Smoke and fire - Don't hide Don't hide under the bed or in the wardrobe. When the firefighters come in, they will need to find you, so stay by the window on the floor. KIDS to Remember!

Don't hide under the bed or in the wardrobe.

When the firefighters come in, they will need to find you, so stay by the window on the floor.

Drop to hands and knees and crawl toward exit. Hold your breath as much as possible. Breath shallowly through nose, and use a filter such as a shirt or towel. If Caught in Smoke Smoke can kill you, so you must get away from it fast http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Drop to hands and knees and crawl toward exit.

Hold your breath as much as possible.

Breath shallowly through nose, and use a filter such as a shirt or towel.

If Clothing Catches on Fire STOP. Running fans the flames, making fire burn faster. DROP to the floor. Cover your face. ROLL back and forth to put out flames. COOL a burn with cool water. SHOUT for help. Don't run for help KIDS to Remember!

STOP. Running fans the flames, making fire burn faster.

DROP to the floor. Cover your face.

ROLL back and forth to put out flames.

COOL a burn with cool water.

KIDS to Remember! Develop an escape plan for your home that includes 2 escape routes from every room http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

KIDS to Remember! Joint incident prevention drills! If you learn how to use extinguishers, and first-aid, you will not be in a panic.

Matches and Lighters Matches and lighters are tools for adults, not toys. Children who play with matches or lighters can be badly burned and can hurt others. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Matches and lighters are tools for adults, not toys.

Children who play with matches or lighters can be badly burned and can hurt others.

FIRE WORKS Do not allow small children to light fire works all by themselves. Elders must supervise children when lighting fire works. Children always keep fire works as far away from the body as possible.

Do not allow small children to light fire works all by themselves. Elders must supervise children when lighting fire works.

Children always keep fire works as far away from the body as possible.

Stirring food in Kitchen Kids should stay at least 3 feet away from the stove when food is cooking http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Kids should stay at least 3 feet away from the stove when food is cooking

Underestimating the risk of candles Candles should be put in a proper holder that won't fall over. They need to be on a heat-resistant surface, especially if they're tea lights. It's never a good idea to leave candles burning in a room without anyone there. Extinguish them carefully, and make sure they're completely out. KIDS to Remember!

Candles should be put in a proper holder that won't fall over. They need to be on a heat-resistant surface, especially if they're tea lights.

It's never a good idea to leave candles burning in a room without anyone there. Extinguish them carefully, and make sure they're completely out.

Electricity can be dangerous Never put anything into an electrical outlet. Never take apart or try to fix electrical things. Don't climb power poles or anything near a power line. Don't fly kites near power lines. KIDS to Remember! http://disaster-risk-management.blogspot.com

Never put anything into an electrical outlet.

Never take apart or try to fix electrical things.

Don't climb power poles or anything near a power line.

Don't fly kites near power lines.

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