How to be Prepared for an Emergency
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 27.10.2009
When an accident or a catastrophe happens, the rescue service personnel needs time to reach the scene of the accident and to administer help. In the event of an accident or a fire, the volunteers mostly arrive within some minutes. However, in the face of a catastrophe, the arrival of the volunteers can take much longer.
Possible emergency situations are accidents and fire as well as supply bottlenecks or the preparation for special risks. These emergency situations can occur in the event of heavy thunderstorms, snow catastrophes or large-scale floods and also when chemical (C), biological (B) or radiological (R) and nuclear (N) hazardous substances (CBRN-hazards) are released. If such events occur, it is important that the citizens are able to help themselves until organised help arrives. The brochure offers information and rules of conduct concerning different emergency situations. For example, the following topics are dealt with:
- General assistance
- Emergency call
- Fire prevention and how to behave in the event of a fire
- Preparatory measures in private households in the event of supply bottlenecks or lack of supply
- CBRN-hazards
- Thunderstorms and
- Danger of flooding
The brochure “How to be prepared for an emergency“ of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance tells you what is important to be ready for such emergency situations.
In a clear and graphic way, the brochure gives you advice and information about emergency precaution measures on 48 pages. With the help of a personal checklist, it is possible to assess the status quo of individual preparations.