Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place

Identifies relevant concepts, considerations, and principles that can inform jurisdictions in planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place protective actions.

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All Shelter in Place Pictograms below are social media friendly.

Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place

Improving Public Messaging for Evacuation and Shelter‐in‐Place

Documents findings from peer-reviewed research and presents recommendations for informing community members about risk and providing effective warnings.

Improving Public Messaging for Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place (Slide Deck)

Documents findings from peer-reviewed research and presents recommendations for informing community members about risk and providing effective warnings.

Shelter in Place Pictogram Guidance

The Shelter-in-Place The Shelter-in-Place Pictogram Guidance provides the public clear protective action guidance for 10 hazards and three building types. The guidance includes recommended interior locations by hazard, additional protective actions, and duration. Guidance provides the public clear protective action guidance for 10 hazards and three building types. The guidance includes recommended interior locations by hazard, additional protective actions, and duration.

Chemical Shelter in Place Guidance

Winterstorm Shelter in Place Guidance

Hurricane Shelter in Place Guidance

Flooding Shelter in Place Guidance

Tornado Shelter in Place Guidance

Earthquake Shelter in Place Guidance

Nuclear Shelter in Place Guidance

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