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If the emergency involves... |
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Broken pipes, or tree limbs on power lines: |
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"A" |
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Someone stuck outdoors (not in a car): |
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"B" |
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Otherwise ask: |
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Are you calling from a house (building), mobile home, or automobile? |
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Caller is stuck in a house or mobile home: |
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"C" |
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Caller is stuck in a building (for example, a school, nursing home, hospital, shopping mall, etc.): |
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"D" |
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Caller is trapped in a motor vehicle: |
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"E" |
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Non-Emergency Advice (if time permits): |
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You can get general information at our local emergency broadcast station (if available).
The station is at: AM. |
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You can call our local non-emergency phone line (if one is set up for the incident).
The number is . |
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You can also listen to NOAA weather radio (if you have one), or get in touch with the nearest National Weather Service office. |
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NOTE: Types of injury associated with blizzards: hypothermia, automobile accidents, cardiac, alls, frostbite. |
NOTE: The dispatcher is not required to ask every question in the natural disaster series. Ask only those questions that pertain to the specific call. |
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