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Home Shelter-in-Place Training Program


Learn About the 
Training Process

Follow the simple steps below to begin developing your personal shelter in place plan.

  1. Read and consider the Opening Exercise
  2. Review and discuss the Issues to Consider at Home with your family
  3. Develop your personal shelter in place plan
  4. Complete the Emergency Action Checklist
  5. Take action!

Read Issues to Consider in an Emergency

We spend a large portion of our lives at home. The materials below can help you and your family and friends prepare for shelter in place emergencies at home. 
Issues to Consider at Home
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If the members of your household want to be prepared to protect themselves in a shelter in place emergency, get together as a household and consider these questions.

Develop your        Shelter-in-Place Plan

Explore these additional materials that can help support you through the training process and in preparing for an emergency. 

Opening Exercise
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This is a great way to start off the issue set discussions! See below for an alternate opening exercise that may work better for your organization.

Emergency Action Checklist
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Helpful checklist can be used by everyone to build their personal shelter in place action plans that can be folded up in a wallet size.

Review Additional 
Support Materials

Guidance for Managing Intense Emotions
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This is a great document that provides advice and guidance on dealing with feelings of fear, stress, uncertainty and anxiety with yourself and others in an emergency.

Group Facilitation Tips
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Helpful hints and tips to facilitating group discussions using the issue sets.


Alternate Opening Exercise
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This is an alternate opening exercise utilizing an overturned truck carrying radioactive waste.
Vignette - Spreading Contamination
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Overview of a dirty bomb scenario where shelter in place would be an effective response.

Vignette - Metro Explosion
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Overview of an explosion on public transportation scenario where shelter in place would be an effective response.

Vignette - Snowstorm
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Overview of a snowstorm scenario where shelter in place would be an effective response.

Vignette - Blackout
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Overview of a power outage scenario where shelter in place would be an effective response.
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