Evacuation
  • The most extreme measure is evacuation. Evacuation can be to either just get out of the building because it became unsafe or away from the area because of an approaching danger such as a wildland fire or flash flood.
  • The toolkit provides guidance on how to prepare for different types of evacuations.
  • Share evacuation plans with parents/legal guardians.
  • During an evacuation, communication with parents and legal guardians is critical as they will be very concerned, and some may attempt to reunite with their children during the incident and in doing so put themselves at risk of harm from the threat.
  • There are different evacuation sites for different situations (a hurricane evacuation site might be much further away than a local flood evacuation site).
  • Please refer to your State or local laws and regulations if you are required to have near and far evacuation sites.
Decision to Evacuate, How to Evacuate, where to shelter