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  2. Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as ...

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    Evacuation orders also were issued for nearby Four Lakes, which has about 500 residents and a Level 2 evacuation alert, urging people to "Get Set" to evacuate, was issued Friday night for the city ...

  3. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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    In preparation for emergency evacuation situations, experts often advise having an individual emergency evacuation kit prepared and on hand prior to the emergency. An emergency evacuation kit is a container of food, clothing, water, and other supplies that can be used to sustain an individual during lag time.

  4. Exit sign - Wikipedia

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    An exit sign is a pictogram or short text in a public facility (such as a building, aircraft, or boat) marking the location of the closest emergency exit to be used in an emergency that necessitates rapid evacuation.

  5. Emergency procedure - Wikipedia

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    An emergency procedure is a plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to a specific class of reasonably foreseeable emergency, a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment. [1]

  6. Containment, hotshots, evacuation orders: Understanding key ...

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    If an evacuation order means "go," an evacuation warning is the equivalent of "get set." It indicates that an area faces a potential threat to life and property, so people there should be ready to ...

  7. Whatcom residents are receiving fire evacuation notices. Here ...

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    They range from “get ready” to “go now.”

  8. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The categorical forecast in the Day 1-3 Convective Outlooks—which estimates a severe weather event occurring within 25 miles (40 km) of a point and derives the attendant risk areas from probability forecasts of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail on Days 1 and 2, and a combined severe weather risk on Day 3—specifies the level of ...

  9. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.