Emergency Evacuation Handbook for Urban Residents

Author: Editorial Committee of "Emergency Disaster Prevention Handbook for Urban Residents"
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Publishing Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The family is a part of society. By doing well in disaster prevention and reduction work for each family, the disaster reduction capacity of the entire society can be improved. Daily disaster prevention preparation for the family includes both soft and hard aspects. The soft aspect refers to family members, through media such as television, newspapers, radio, and the internet, understanding disaster development, learning disaster prevention and relief laws, regulations, and science popularization knowledge, participating in disaster prevention drills organized by communities and units, and enhancing the family's disaster response capabilities. At the same time, participating in social disaster prevention insurance to reduce personal and family losses. The hard aspect refers to making material preparations for disaster defense at home. First, there is a lot of room for improvement in home layout. To enhance family prevention measures, the author generally designs the main door to open inward. However, from a disaster prevention safety perspective, it is scientific to design the main door to open outward. In the event of a home fire or other disaster, if people inside try to escape outward, the door may deform and become difficult to pull open inward. In contrast, doors designed to open outward can be kicked open if they jam. Additionally, the position of the bed should be as far as possible away from exterior walls and beams, and heavy objects such as pendant lights should not be hung directly above the bed. "Heavy at the bottom, light at the top" applies here—tall and heavy objects should not be placed high up, as they are more likely to fall and injure people during a disaster. When leaving home to evacuate for disaster, make sure to close the gas, natural gas, and electricity switches. Also, do not stack in hallways. Second, the items to bring when evacuating should be practical and convenient, as these are usually daily necessities that turn into disaster prevention equipment during emergencies.