Vulcanic Eruption Precautions

   Website
   https://www.ready.gov/volcanoes
   U.S. Department of Homeland Security
   A volcanic eruption can:

• Contaminate water supplies.
• Damage machinery.
• Reduce visibility through smog and harmful gases that may threaten low-lying areas.
• Make it hard to breathe and irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat.

PREPARE NOW

• Know your area’s risk from volcanic eruption.
• Ask local emergency management for evacuation and shelter plans, and for potential means of protection from ash.
• Learn about community warning systems.
• Get necessary supplies in advance, including nonperishable foods, cleaning supplies and water for several days, in case you have to evacuate immediately or if services are cut off.
• Keep in mind each person’s specific needs, including medication.
• Do not forget pets’ needs for medication and food.
• Consult your doctor if you have existing respiratory difficulties.
• Practice a communication and evacuation plan with everyone in your family.
  • Have a plan for pets and livestock.

SURVIVE DURING

• Listen to alerts.
• Follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
  • Evacuate early.
• Avoid areas downwind, and river valleys downstream, of the volcano.
• Rubble and ash will be carried by wind and gravity.
• Take temporary shelter from volcanic ash in the location where you are, if you have enough supplies.
• Cover ventilation openings and seal doors and windows.
• If outside, protect yourself from falling ash that can irritate skin and injure breathing passages, eyes and open wounds.
  • Use a well-fitting, certified face mask.
• Avoid driving in heavy ash fall.
• Have a shelter-in-place plan if your biggest risk is from ash.
• Keep important documents in a safe place.
  • Create password-protected digital copies.
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   Vulcanic eruption
   After, Before, During
   English

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Created: 23 September 2023
Last edited: 23 October 2023

Type:

Website

Publishing Organisation:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Languages

• English

Scenarios

• Vulcanic eruption

Disaster Management Phase

After, Before, During

A volcanic eruption can:

• Contaminate water supplies.
• Damage machinery.
• Reduce visibility through smog and harmful gases that may threaten low-lying areas.
• Make it hard to breathe and irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat.

PREPARE NOW

• Know your area’s risk from volcanic eruption.
• Ask local emergency management for evacuation and shelter plans, and for potential means of protection from ash.
• Learn about community warning systems.
• Get necessary supplies in advance, including nonperishable foods, cleaning supplies and water for several days, in case you have to evacuate immediately or if services are cut off.
• Keep in mind each person’s specific needs, including medication.
• Do not forget pets’ needs for medication and food.
• Consult your doctor if you have existing respiratory difficulties.
• Practice a communication and evacuation plan with everyone in your family.
  • Have a plan for pets and livestock.

SURVIVE DURING

• Listen to alerts.
• Follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
  • Evacuate early.
• Avoid areas downwind, and river valleys downstream, of the volcano.
• Rubble and ash will be carried by wind and gravity.
• Take temporary shelter from volcanic ash in the location where you are, if you have enough supplies.
• Cover ventilation openings and seal doors and windows.
• If outside, protect yourself from falling ash that can irritate skin and injure breathing passages, eyes and open wounds.
  • Use a well-fitting, certified face mask.
• Avoid driving in heavy ash fall.
• Have a shelter-in-place plan if your biggest risk is from ash.
• Keep important documents in a safe place.
  • Create password-protected digital copies.
• Find out what your homeowner’s insurance policy will cover when a volcano erupts.

Source

https://www.ready.gov/volcanoes