Test Your Disaster Knowledge

IT’S COMING…Would you know what to do… if it happened to you?

                     

TEST YOUR DISASTER KNOWLEDGE

1.     You are inside a building and begin to feel the shaking of an earthquake.  You should:

a.    Run outside

b.    Stand by a window

c.    Drop, Cover, and hold on

          2.  You are returning home from a company picnic and you see a funnel shape of a tornado in your rear view mirror.  You should:

a.  Get out of your car and get to a low lying area or ditch

b.  Get under an overpass

c.  Try to out run it

3.  You are enjoying a nice campfire next to a stream, in the Ozarks. You notice that the animals are running and the birds are taking flight, but nothing seems strange.  No unusual odors are present.  You can see the stars but the ground begins to rumble slightly but continuously.  You should:

a.  Put out the fire and go to bed

b.  Pack up and leave the area immediately

c.  Try to find someone who knows what is going on

          4.  You are at your child’s baseball game and you notice a storm forming in the distance, and lightning flashes can be seen in the clouds.  You should:             

a.  Continue to enjoy the game; the storm is far away
          b.  Get under the metal bleachers
          c.  Get to shelter if possible or crouch on the balls of your feet, hands on knees

5.  You are driving on I-55, and hear on the radio that a hazardous material spill has occurred approximately five (5) miles ahead.  You should:

a.  Turn around and drive in a direction that is a right angle to the spill

b.  Continue driving and wait for further information

c.  Turn around immediately and drive in the opposite direction

6.  You smell smoke from another room.  You should:

a.     Get the hose

b.     Open the door to see what is going on

c.     Get out of the house and call 911

                                                                    Answers: 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-C